SB 654 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant.

Summary
Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution; collection fees; assessment against incarcerated defendant; deferred payment agreement. Extends from 90 days without payment to 180 days without payment the period of delinquency necessary for an account to be included on the required monthly report of delinquent accounts made by the clerk of the circuit court and district court. The bill also provides that for any defendant sentenced to an active term of incarceration and ordered to pay any fine, cost, forfeiture, or penalty related to the charge that such defendant is incarcerated for, or any other charge for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day, the court shall enter such defendant into a deferred payment agreement for such fines, costs, forfeitures, or penalties. The bill requires the due date for such deferred payment agreement to be set no earlier than the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charge for which such defendant received the longest period of active incarceration. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 612.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 15, 2024 Vetoed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2024

How they voted

21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Amendments
5
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB654ER)
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (52-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB654E
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Finance and Appropriations Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Courts of Justic Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 15, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24104759D
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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