Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 268
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, deferred payment agreement.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE
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 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 the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charges for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the period of limitations for payment of such fines, costs, forfeitures, or penalties shall start to run on the due date for such deferred payment agreement.The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Criminal Subcommittee Amendment
- Courts of Justice Amendment
- Engrossed
- Courts of Justice Substitute
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 21, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB268) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108678D-S1 - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB268) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N 0-A) - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 2, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Read second time - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 1-N) - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) - Jan 21, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB268) - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101608D