# Virginia HB1233: Va. Sexual & Domestic Violence Victim fund; fee for offenses related to solicitation of minors, etc.

Virginia HB1233, Va. Sexual & Domestic Violence Victim fund; fee for offenses related to solicitation of minors, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1233
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Va. Sexual & Domestic Violence Victim fund; fee for offenses related to solicitation of minors, etc.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276)
- Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 12 (360 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund; additional fee for certain offenses. Provides that the clerk shall assess a fee of $500 for conviction of certain offenses outlined in the bill. The bill requires such fees to be credited to the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund and designated for funding support services for eligible victims. This bill is identical to SB 329.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New conviction fees fund victim services: mixed, low. Virginia adds $500 in court costs for each qualifying charge resulting in conviction under § 17.1-275.15, on top of existing fees. These fees go to the new Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund for eligible victims' support services. The fund supports cases involving domestic or sexual…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Appropriations | 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 (41)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 276 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1233) (House)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1233ER) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1233) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Committee substitute printed 26108318D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1233) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26106593D-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: Transportation & Public Safety (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1233) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105444D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217251.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217250.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199362.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199361.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186496.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186495.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181456.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181455.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132797.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132796.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128008.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128292.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128007.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128291.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087846.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087845.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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217251.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217250.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199362.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199361.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186496.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186495.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181456.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181455.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132797.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132796.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128008.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128292.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128007.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128291.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087846.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087845.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-HB1233-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).