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HB 1142 VA
Passed One Chamber

Deferred or installment payment agreements; outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 1142 would allow individuals to pay outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, and costs through deferred or installment payment agreements. The bill would amend the Virginia Code to establish provisions for payment plans related to court-ordered financial obligations.

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Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-354.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to deferred or installment payment agreements; outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs.

Sponsor (1)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (24)
  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102471D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
  4. Feb 4, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  6. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107244D-H1 · lower
  8. Feb 6, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
  9. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  10. Feb 9, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  11. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
  12. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
  13. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
  14. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  15. Feb 12, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  16. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
  17. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  18. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  19. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
  20. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1142) · lower
  21. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  22. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108687D-S1 · upper
  23. Mar 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  24. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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