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type: "Bill"
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title: "Clerk fees; secure remote access to nonconfidential court records by certain attorneys."
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description: "Clerk fees; secure remote access to nonconfidential court records by certain attorneys. Provides that no clerk shall charge a fee to an attorney for secure remote access to nonconfidential court records when such attorney is certified by the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission in the jurisdiction served by such clerk, provided that such attorney is currently appointed to represent a defendant in such jurisdiction and agrees to continue accepting appointments in such jurisdiction. The bill also provides that if, after receiving secure remote access for nonconfidential court records, such attorney (i) is found to have abused such privilege of such secure remote access; (ii) is removed from the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission's court-appointed attorney list; or (iii) ceases to accept appointments for representation from the granting court, the clerk may terminate the agreement granting such secure remote access. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. This bill is identical to SB 82."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 520"
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citation: "Virginia HB 520 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Phil M. Hernandez"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d84fd4f4-f28c-43b5-83f8-e81aca25e683"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB520"
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source_hash: "83b8c98aa13ae1cc457685d562c093d8bb7bc45cdb00d8a77ac377996d21d7ff"
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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 520 (2026) — Clerk fees; secure remote access to nonconfidential court records by certain attorneys.
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Clerk fees; secure remote access to nonconfidential court records by certain attorneys. Provides that no clerk shall charge a fee to an attorney for secure remote access to nonconfidential court records when such attorney is certified by the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission in the jurisdiction served by such clerk, provided that such attorney is currently appointed to represent a defendant in such jurisdiction and agrees to continue accepting appointments in such jurisdiction. The bill also provides that if, after receiving secure remote access for nonconfidential court records, such attorney (i) is found to have abused such privilege of such secure remote access; (ii) is removed from the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission's court-appointed attorney list; or (iii) ceases to accept appointments for representation from the granting court, the clerk may terminate the agreement granting such secure remote access. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. This bill is identical to SB 82.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084784.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216872.PDF)
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3. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127348.PDF)
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4. **Criminal Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108100.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1200694.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **12–2** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **31–9** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **11–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Phil M. Hernandez — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103953D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-02** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee substitute printed 26106770D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB520)
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- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-18** Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB520ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB520)
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 159 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0159)
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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/d84fd4f4-f28c-43b5-83f8-e81aca25e683`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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