# Virginia HB276: Virginia State Bar; rules and regulations relating to schedule of fees for members. Virginia HB276, Virginia State Bar; rules and regulations relating to schedule of fees for members., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terry G. Kilgore (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB276-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB276 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Virginia State Bar; rules and regulations relating to schedule of fees for members. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584) - Sponsor: Terry G. Kilgore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (353 yes, 98 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Members of the Virginia State Bar; rules and regulations relating to schedule of fees. Increases from $250 to $350 the annual fee cap that an attorney member of the Virginia State Bar may be required to pay pursuant to any rules and regulations promulgated related to fixing a schedule of fees. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher fee cap for Virginia lawyers: cost, low. The law raises the annual Virginia State Bar fee cap for each attorney from $250 to $350. The Supreme Court of Virginia sets the fee schedule, but no attorney’s annual fee can exceed $350. The higher cap does not automatically raise actual fees. The court can set rules for collecting and spending t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Terry G. Kilgore (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 95 | 0 | 3 | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Senate amendments rejected by House | fail | 0 | 97 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB276) (House) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB276) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB276ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 3-A) (House) - 2026-03-11: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Conference Report released - 2026-03-04: House Conferees: Sullivan, Hope, Kilgore (House) - 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate Conferees: Deeds, Perry, Obenshain (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-02: House acceded to request (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate insisted on amendments Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-02: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-01-30: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB276) (House) - 2026-01-19: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil (House) - 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103595D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218921.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218920.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213408.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213407.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205437.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177201.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171270.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083370.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083369.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/1218921.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218920.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213408.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213407.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205437.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177201.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171270.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083370.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083369.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB276-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).