HB 1235 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Clerks of circuit court; fees, restitution, online payment systems, report.

Summary

Clerks of circuit court; restitution; fees; online payment systems; report. Provides that if a clerk's office allows payment to occur via an already established online payment system for the collection of court fines and fees or costs, it shall offer such payment method for all restitution payments.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Civil Subcommittee Substitute → Courts of Justice Substitute · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative layout to a version with extensive spacing and line breaks, likely for a specific printing or tracking format. No substantive policy changes, dates, or legal requirements were altered.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was changed from a compact format to a layout with significant vertical spacing and line breaks, but the actual legal text and content remain identical.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 39

Feb 27, 2026

D Democratic20

18 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 759 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1235ER)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCJ sub: Civil

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors