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State Government / Virginia / Legislation / HB 1142

HB 1142Session 2027HousePassed a vote

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

Deferred or installment payment agreements; outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs. Provides that the attorney for the Commonwealth or the clerk of the circuit court shall not require any defendant sentenced to an active term of incarceration and ordered to pay any fine cost, forfeiture, or penalty related to the charge for which such defendant was incarcerated, or any other chare for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day, the court shall enter such  defendant into a deferred payment agreement with a due date set no earlier than 180 days after the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charges for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day.

Latest development · Jul 21, 2026

Continued from last session

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Session
2027
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 13, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

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Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorMike A. Cherry
cosponsorVirgil Thornton

Action timeline

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View full action timeline24 actions⌄
  1. Jul 21, 2026

    Continued from last session

    Senate
  2. Mar 3, 2026

    Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

    Senate
  3. Feb 27, 2026

    Committee substitute printed 26108687D-S1

    SubstitutionSenate
  4. Feb 25, 2026

    Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

    Committee PassageReferral CommitteeSenate
  5. Feb 23, 2026

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1142)

    House
  6. Feb 16, 2026

    Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  7. Feb 16, 2026

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

    Senate
  8. Feb 13, 2026

    Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

    PassageReading 3House
  9. Feb 12, 2026

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended

    SubstitutionHouse
  10. Feb 12, 2026

    committee amendment agreed to

    Amendment PassageHouse
  11. Feb 12, 2026

    committee substitute agreed to

    SubstitutionHouse
  12. Feb 12, 2026

    Read second time

    Reading 2House
  13. Feb 11, 2026

    Read first time

    Reading 1House
  14. Feb 9, 2026

    Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

    Committee PassageHouse
  15. Feb 9, 2026

    House subcommittee offered

    House
  16. Feb 9, 2026

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)

    House
  17. Feb 6, 2026

    Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  18. Feb 6, 2026

    Committee substitute printed 26107244D-H1

    SubstitutionHouse
  19. Feb 6, 2026

    Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

    Committee PassageReferral CommitteeHouse
  20. Feb 5, 2026

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)

    SubstitutionHouse
  21. Feb 4, 2026

    House subcommittee offered

    House
  22. Jan 23, 2026

    Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  23. Jan 14, 2026

    Referred to Committee on Public Safety

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  24. Jan 14, 2026

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102471D

    FilingIntroductionHouse

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Source data last updated Jul 21, 2026.