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type: "Bill"
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title: "Forfeiture on recognizance; bail bondsman, suspension of license."
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description: "Provides that if a forfeited recognizance is not paid within 150 days, the license of any bail bondsman on the bond shall be suspended by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) until the forfeiture is satisfied. The bill further provides that the court will then give notice to any employer of the bail bondsman on the bond to pay the forfeited recognizance within 10 business days. If such forfeited recognizance is not paid at the end of 10 business days, the bill provides that the Department shall suspend the licenses of such employer of the bail bondsman and agents thereof until the forfeited recognizance is satisfied."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 2078"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2078 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Commonwealth Public Safety", "Criminal Procedure"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Richard P. Bell"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-01-07"
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last_action: "2019-03-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7274a13-6ad3-4068-9aa8-78b4f7577a3c"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2078"
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source_hash: "117d2bd325ca7e22e12e6c40a345fd87ae9e66f6f3845028ca4185f10beece54"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2078 (2019) — Forfeiture on recognizance; bail bondsman, suspension of license.
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Provides that if a forfeited recognizance is not paid within 150 days, the license of any bail bondsman on the bond shall be suspended by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) until the forfeiture is satisfied. The bill further provides that the court will then give notice to any employer of the bail bondsman on the bond to pay the forfeited recognizance within 10 business days. If such forfeited recognizance is not paid at the end of 10 business days, the bill provides that the Department shall suspend the licenses of such employer of the bail bondsman and agents thereof until the forfeited recognizance is satisfied.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0200)
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2. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB2078)
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3. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2078ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2078ER)
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4. **House: Committee substitute printed 19105179D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2078H1)
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5. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101500D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2078)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Richard P. Bell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101500D `introduction`
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- **2019-01-07** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-10** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-23** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-01-24** Committee substitute agreed to 19105179D-H1
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- **2019-01-24** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2078H1
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- **2019-01-25** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-01-28** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2019-01-28** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-11** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-14** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-14** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-14** Signed by President
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- **2019-02-18** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
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- **2019-02-18** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
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- **2019-03-05** Approved by Governor-Chapter 200 (effective 7/1/19) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7274a13-6ad3-4068-9aa8-78b4f7577a3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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