Bill Sponsor
Virginia House Bill 17
Session 2026
Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 4, 2026
First Action
Dec 22, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
17
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Cosponsor
Unknown
Charlie Schmidt
Cosponsor
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Cosponsor
Unknown
Lily V. Franklin
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Unknown
Stacey Annie Carroll
Cosponsor
House Votes (5)
Senate Votes (4)
Motion Text
H VOTE:
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Unknown
Ellen H. McLaughlin
No
Unknown
Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Unknown
Jessica L. Anderson
Yes
Unknown
John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Unknown
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Unknown
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Unknown
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Unknown
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Unknown
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Unknown
Stacey Annie Carroll
Yes
Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact ยงยง 19.2-349 and 19.2-354 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution; collection fees; assessment against incarcerated defendant; deferred payment agreement. Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution; collection fees; assessment against incarcerated defendant; deferred payment agreement. Extends from 90 days without payment to 180 days without payment the period of delinquency necessary for an account to be included on the required monthly report of delinquent accounts made by the clerk of the circuit court and district court. The bill also provides that for any defendant sentenced to an active term of incarceration and ordered to pay any fine, cost, forfeiture, or penalty related to the charge that such defendant is incarcerated for, or any other charges for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day, the court shall enter such defendant into a deferred payment agreement for such fines, costs, forfeitures, or penalties. The bill requires the due date for such deferred payment agreement to be set no earlier than the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charges for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
Documents (1)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB17)
03/04/2026
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
03/04/2026
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/04/2026
Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
03/04/2026
Senate
Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
03/04/2026
Senate
Read third time
03/04/2026
Senate
Committee substitute printed 26109052D-S2
03/03/2026
Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
03/03/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
03/03/2026
Senate
Rules suspended
03/03/2026
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
03/02/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB17)
02/27/2026
Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108696D-S1
02/25/2026
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
02/09/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/09/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
02/06/2026
House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB17)
02/06/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
02/05/2026
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/05/2026
House
committee amendments agreed to
02/05/2026
House
Read second time
02/04/2026
House
Read first time
02/02/2026
House
Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
01/30/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
01/29/2026
House
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
01/28/2026
House
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N)
01/21/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
01/21/2026
House
House subcommittee offered
01/20/2026
House
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
12/22/2025
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
12/22/2025
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102055D
Sources
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:25:34 PM
Record Updated
Mar 5, 2026 12:50:39 AM