HB 2078 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Forfeiture on recognizance; bail bondsman, suspension of license.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 7, 2019 Signed Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 8, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 5, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 200 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2078H1
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105179D-H1
lower
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101500D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Richard P. Bell
Richard P. Bell
RRepublican
VA
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