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| Bill | Proceedings deferred; payment of costs. | Payment of costs when proceedings deferred and defendant placed on probation. Provides that for any deferral entered into on or after July 1, 2026, pursuant to relevant law, the court shall not require the defendant to pay such costs or other fees imposed pursuant to relevant law as a term or condition of his deferral. The bill states that upon fulfillment of all other terms and conditions, the court shall adjudicate the matter consistent with the agreement of the parties or, if none, by conviction of an alternative charge or dismissal of the case. The bill specifies that such costs and other fees shall remain due until paid, and all methods of payment and collection already available at law to satisfy or collect any outstanding costs or other fees shall remain available to such court after the underlying case against the defendant has been adjudicated or dismissed. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 331 | Virginia HB 331 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 331 (2026) — Proceedings deferred; payment of costs.
Payment of costs when proceedings deferred and defendant placed on probation. Provides that for any deferral entered into on or after July 1, 2026, pursuant to relevant law, the court shall not require the defendant to pay such costs or other fees imposed pursuant to relevant law as a term or condition of his deferral. The bill states that upon fulfillment of all other terms and conditions, the court shall adjudicate the matter consistent with the agreement of the parties or, if none, by conviction of an alternative charge or dismissal of the case. The bill specifies that such costs and other fees shall remain due until paid, and all methods of payment and collection already available at law to satisfy or collect any outstanding costs or other fees shall remain available to such court after the underlying case against the defendant has been adjudicated or dismissed.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Criminal Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 17–3 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 10–5 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 21–19 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 65–32 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment — 9–6 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 65–31 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Adele Y. McClure — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101411D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-11 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-01-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB331)
- 2026-01-20 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2026-01-21 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2026-01-28 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-29 Committee substitute printed 26105868D-H1
substitution - 2026-01-30 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-02 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-02 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-02 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-02-25 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-03 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-03-04 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 2026-03-04 Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-06 Senate amendment agreed to by House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)
amendment-passage - 2026-03-13 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-13 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB331ER)
passage - 2026-03-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB331)
- 2026-03-13 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-13 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 592 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e875c2d7-d2b1-42a9-b408-0f4a3a3edd82. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).