VA HB857 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

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. 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 charge for which such defendant received the longest period of active incarceration.

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Title

Fines and costs; changes period of limitations for collection.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 46-N) (Y: 49 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N) (Y: 50 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 9-N) (Y: 11 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17HouseHouse sustained Governor's veto
2024-04-08 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-08SenateSigned by President
2024-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-07HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB857ER)
2024-03-07HouseEnrolled
2024-03-01HouseVOTE: Adoption (49-Y 46-N)
2024-03-01HouseSenate amendment agreed to by House (49-Y 46-N)
2024-02-28SenatePassed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N)
2024-02-28SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
2024-02-28SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2024-02-28SenateReading of amendment waived
2024-02-28SenateRead third time
2024-02-27SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
2024-02-27SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-21SenateReported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
2024-02-14SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-13HouseVOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N)
2024-02-13HouseRead third time and passed House (50-Y 46-N)
2024-02-12HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB857H1
2024-02-12HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24106938D-H1
2024-02-12HouseRead second time
2024-02-11HouseRead first time
2024-02-09HouseReported from Appropriations (11-Y 9-N)
2024-02-09HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
2024-02-08HouseAssigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
2024-02-07HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-07HouseCommittee substitute printed 24106938D-H1
2024-02-07HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
2024-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
2024-01-30HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104663D

Same As/Similar To

SB514 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192340(n/a)See Bill Text
192341(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB857
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB857+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB857H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB857ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106938D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24106938D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB857AS
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB857ASE
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB857AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB857FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB857FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0801V0087+HB0857
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H08V0143+HB0857
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0204V0081+HB0857
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H02V0183+HB0857
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0642+HB0857
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0242+HB0857
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0698HB0857+HB0857
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0367+HB0857
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0752HB0857+HB0857
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1398+HB0857

Bill Comments

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