HB 1142 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

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

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute → Courts of Justice Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to shift legislative authority from the House to the Senate and updated the title to include 'forfeitures' and 'penalties' alongside fines and costs. The most significant policy change occurs in subsection K, which now requires courts to automatically place defendants sentenced to prison into deferred payment plans for related financial obligations. This change also extends the waiting period before payments must begin from 180 days after the scheduled release date to 180 days after the actual termination of the prison term, providing a safety net for delays in release.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly cover forfeitures and penalties, and the application of the new deferred payment rule was broadened to include any offense sentenced on the same day as incarceration, not just the specific charge causing the imprisonment.

REQUIREMENT

The automatic deferred payment agreement for incarcerated defendants now applies to any offense sentenced on the same day, not just the charge for which they are incarcerated.

TIMELINE

The deadline for starting payments was changed from 180 days after the 'scheduled release' date to 180 days after the 'termination of the active period of incarceration,' ensuring the clock starts only when the prison term actually ends.

SCOPE

The bill title and text were updated to explicitly include 'forfeitures' and 'penalties' as financial obligations covered by the deferred payment provisions.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2026

How they voted

84–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 88

Feb 13, 2026

D Democratic53

50 Yea 3

94% Yea

R Republican35

34 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

committee amendment agreed to

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor