Virginia House Bill 17

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18)
Status: Passed on April 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0355)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection; deferred payment agreement. Changes the period of limitations for the collection of court fines and costs from within 60 years from the date of the offense or delinquency giving rise to imposition of such penalty if imposed by a circuit court or within 30 years if imposed by a general district court to within 10 years from the date of the judgment whether imposed by a circuit court or general district court. The bill provides that upon the expiration of the period of limitations, no action shall be brought to collect the debt.The bill extends the time period for commencing collection activity from 90 days to 180 days after judgment, but provides that no collection activity shall be commenced while a defendant is incarcerated on an active term of imprisonment and subject to a deferred payment agreement.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 charge 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 180 days after the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charge for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day. This bill is identical to SB 180. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections.

Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Jessica Anderson [D]	Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]
Del. Katrina Callsen [D]	Del. Stacey Annie Carroll [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]
Del. Nicole Cole [D]	Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Michael Feggans [D]	Del. Lily Franklin [D]
Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Charlie Schmidt [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]

2026-03-06 - House - Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A) (Y: 65 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-06 - House - Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A) (Y: 66 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-02 - House - Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-30 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N) (Y: 16 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-08		Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0355)
2026-04-08		Approved by Governor-Chapter355 (Effective 1/1/2027)
2026-03-26	House	Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (3/26/2026 10:21 am)
2026-03-14		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-14	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
2026-03-13	Senate	Signed by President
2026-03-13	House	Signed by Speaker
2026-03-13	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB17ER)
2026-03-13	House	Enrolled
2026-03-06	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
2026-03-04	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
2026-03-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2026-03-04	Senate	Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
2026-03-04	Senate	Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
2026-03-04	Senate	Read third time
2026-03-04	Senate	Committee substitute printed 26109052D-S2
2026-03-03	Senate	Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
2026-03-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-03	Senate	Rules suspended
2026-03-03	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
2026-03-02	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB17)
2026-02-27	Senate	Committee substitute printed 26108696D-S1
2026-02-25	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
2026-02-09	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-09	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-06	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB17)
2026-02-06	House	Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
2026-02-05	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2026-02-05	House	committee amendments agreed to
2026-02-05	House	Read second time
2026-02-04	House	Read first time
2026-02-02	House	Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
2026-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
2026-01-29	House	Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
2026-01-28	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N)
2026-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
2026-01-21	House	House subcommittee offered
2026-01-20	House	Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
2025-12-22	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2025-12-22	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102055D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17/text/HB17
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17/text/HB17E
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17/text/HB17S1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17/text/HB17S2
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17/text/HB17ER
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17/text/CHAP0355
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17/text/HB17AHC1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17/text/HB17AHC2
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB17/text/HB17AH1
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132793.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187516.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213278.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214606.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/H02004V2611192
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/H08001V2610109
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/H08V2610802
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/26110041
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/H02V2611343
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/S13V2086
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/S5V2411
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/SV866
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/SV902
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB17/20261/26110843