# Virginia HB1142: Deferred or installment payment agreements; outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs.

Virginia HB1142, Deferred or installment payment agreements; outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike A. Cherry (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-03-03 (Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1142
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Deferred or installment payment agreements; outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-03-03, Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Mike A. Cherry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (183 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Deferred or installment payment agreements; outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs. Provides that the attorney for the Commonwealth or the clerk of the circuit court shall not require any defendant sentenced to an active term of incarceration and ordered to pay any fine cost, forfeiture, or penalty related to the charge for which such defendant was incarcerated, or any other chare for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day, the court shall enter such defendant into a deferred payment agreement with a due date set no earlier than 180 days after the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charges for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike A. Cherry (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-03: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Committee substitute printed 26108687D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1142) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended (House)
- 2026-02-12: committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-12: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-09: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-09: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26107244D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-06: Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-04: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102471D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186492.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186491.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138336.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138335.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135188.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135191.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135900.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132801.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132800.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128255.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128254.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127797.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127796.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088336.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088335.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186492.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186491.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138336.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138335.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135188.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135191.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135900.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132801.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132800.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128255.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128254.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127797.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127796.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088336.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088335.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1142-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).