# Virginia HB177: Fee for passing bad checks to localities; payment order not paid by recipient.

Virginia HB177, Fee for passing bad checks to localities; payment order not paid by recipient., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB177
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fee for passing bad checks to localities; payment order not paid by recipient.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086)
- Sponsor: Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (309 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Fee for passing bad checks to localities. Makes clarifying amendments to existing provisions related to the imposition of a fee by a locality for the passing of a bad check and adds a reference to electronic payment orders to such provisions. The bill also provides that no fee shall be imposed as the result of an electronic payment order that is not honored as the result of the nonexistence of any account matching the account information provided by the taxpayer, provided that the taxpayer has not tendered any other electronic payment order that was not honored during the 12 months preceding the tender of the payment order in question.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local payment fees with a narrow exception: mixed, low. Virginia localities can adopt an ordinance charging up to $50 for payments returned unpaid. This covers checks, drafts, and payment orders, including electronic payments, for local taxes or other amounts owed. Localities cannot charge this fee when an electronic payment fails because no account mat…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House | pass | 94 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Local Government Amendments agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Local Government with amendments | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 94 | 4 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 6 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 86 (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)
- 2026-03-13: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB177ER) (House)
- 2026-03-13: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-13: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate amendments agreed to by House (94-Y 2-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Local Government Amendments agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Engrossed by Senate as amended (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)
- 2026-03-02: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Reported from Local Government with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-04: committee amendments agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-04: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-30: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-29: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N 1-A) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102386D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216226.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216225.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203475.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203474.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194486.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188898.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187379.HTML)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105488.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105487.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104700.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100662.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101980.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082731.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082730.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/1216226.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216225.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203475.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203474.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194486.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188898.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187379.HTML)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105488.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105487.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104700.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100662.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101980.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082731.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082730.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-HB177-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).