Virginia House Bill 1895 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Fines and costs; accrual of interest; deferral or installment payment agreements. Provides that no interest shall accrue on any fine or costs imposed in a criminal case or in a case involving a traffic infraction (i) for a period of 180 days following the date of the final judgment imposing such fine or costs, (ii) during any period the defendant is incarcerated, and (iii) for a period of 180 days following the date of the defendant's release from incarceration if the sentence includes an active term of incarceration. Current law prohibits interest from accruing on such fines or costs for a period of 40 days from the date of the final judgment imposing such fine or costs or during any period the defendant is incarcerated. The bill also removes the requirement that a defendant be unable to make payment of a fine, restitution, forfeiture, or penalty and costs within 30 days of sentencing in order to be eligible to enter into a deferred or installment payment agreement and allows any defendant to enter such payment agreements. The bill removes the requirement that a defendant make a down payment upon entering a deferred, modified deferred, or installment payment agreement. Fines and costs; accrual of interest; deferral or installment payment agreements. Provides that no interest shall accrue on any fine or costs imposed in a criminal case or in a case involving a traffic infraction (i) for a period of 180 days following the date of the final judgment imposing such fine or costs, (ii) during any period the defendant is incarcerated, and (iii) for a period of 180 days following the date of the defendant's release from incarceration if the sentence includes an active term of incarceration. Current law prohibits interest from accruing on such fines or costs for a period of 40 days from the date of the final judgment imposing such fine or costs or during any period the defendant is incarcerated. The bill also removes the requirement that a defendant be unable to make payment of a fine, restitution, forfeiture, or penalty and costs within 30 days of sentencing in order to be eligible to enter into a deferred or installment payment agreement and allows any defendant to enter such payment agreements. The bill removes the requirement that a defendant make a down payment upon entering a deferred, modified deferred, or installment payment agreement.

Fines and costs; accrual of interest, deferral or installment payment agreements.

Del. Sally Hudson [D]	Del. Don Scott [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]
Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]
Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Michael Mullin [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]
Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]
Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

2021-02-18 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 43-N) (Y: 57 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (19-Y 18-N) (Y: 19 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N) (Y: 11 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 41-N) (Y: 58 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)
2021-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
2021-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1895ER)
2021-02-22	House	Enrolled
2021-02-18	House	VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 43-N)
2021-02-18	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (57-Y 43-N)
2021-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (19-Y 18-N)
2021-02-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2021-02-17	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-02-17	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2021-02-16	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)
2021-02-10	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-10	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-03	House	VOTE: Passage (58-Y 41-N)
2021-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House (58-Y 41-N)
2021-02-02	House	Printed as engrossed 21102438D-E
2021-02-02	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1895E
2021-02-02	House	Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to
2021-02-02	House	Committee on Courts of Justice amendment agreed to
2021-02-02	House	Read second time
2021-02-01	House	Read first time
2021-01-29	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
2021-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
2021-01-21	House	Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2021-01-20	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2021-01-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2021-01-08	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102438D

HB1895 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	353.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	355	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1895
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1895+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1895E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1895ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0388+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1895AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200059A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1895AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1895ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1895F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1895FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1895FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0801C0008+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H08C0068+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0207C0004+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02C0071+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1379+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0140+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03V0012+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05V0031+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0072HB1895+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0096HB1895+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1743+HB1895