SB 810 Virginia Senate · 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 an individual to pay any outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs arising from a criminal proceeding during the 180-day period following an individual's release from a term of imprisonment. This bill was incorporated into SB 180.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 10, 2026

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Introduced → Courts of Justice Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard introduced version to a substitute amendment version prepared by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice. The substantive policy content regarding court payment agreements, fines, and defendant protections remains identical between both versions. This change represents a procedural update rather than a policy modification.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from an 'Introduced' version to a 'Courts of Justice Substitute' version, indicating the bill has been reviewed and amended by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice.

New header information was added including the substitute date (2/02/2026), committee attribution, and draft status markings that were not present in the original introduced version.

Original introductory text including session year, introduction date, and patron information was replaced with substitute amendment formatting.

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Committee

Feb 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26105116D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors