HB 276 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia State Bar; rules and regulations relating to schedule of fees for members.

Summary
Members of the Virginia State Bar; rules and regulations relating to schedule of fees. Increases from $250 to $350 the annual fee cap that an attorney member of the Virginia State Bar may be required to pay pursuant to any rules and regulations promulgated related to fixing a schedule of fees.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 584 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text regarding the Virginia State Bar fee schedule remains unchanged, but the formatting was corrected to remove duplicate lines and standardize the layout.
Scope change
No change to the scope or applicability of the law.
TECHNICAL

The document was converted from an enrolled draft to a finalized chaptered act, updating the session title and adding the specific chapter number (584) and approval date (April 13, 2026).

Excessive blank lines and formatting artifacts present in the draft version were removed to create a clean, official publication format.

The specific dollar amount for attorney annual fees was not altered; the text still indicates a limit of $250 $350, which likely represents a pending legislative update or a formatting placeholder in the source text.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB276ER)
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 3-A)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Conference Report released
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
Senate insisted on amendments Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Amended
Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
lower
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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