# Virginia SB180: Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections.

Virginia SB180, Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB180
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356)
- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (192 yes, 37 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection; deferred payment agreement. Changes the period of limitations for the collection of court fines and costs from within 60 years from the date of the offense or delinquency giving rise to imposition of such penalty if imposed by a circuit court or within 30 years if imposed by a general district court to within 10 years from the date of the judgment whether imposed by a circuit court or general district court. The bill provides that upon the expiration of the period of limitations, no action shall be brought to collect the debt.The bill extends the time period for commencing collection activity from 90 days to 180 days after judgment, but provides that no collection activity shall be commenced while a defendant is incarcerated on an active term of imprisonment and subject to a deferred payment agreement.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 180 days after the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charge for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day. This bill incorporates SB 185 and SB 810 and is identical to HB 17. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Court debt payment delays for incarcerated people: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, courts must give people sentenced to active incarceration deferred payment agreements for covered fines, costs, forfeitures, and penalties. The debt must concern the incarceration charge or another charge sentenced on the same day. Payment cannot be due earlier than 180 d…
- Shorter collection window for court debt: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, collection proceedings for covered Virginia or local court fines, costs, and penalties must begin within 10 years of judgment. This replaces the prior 60-year circuit court limit and 30-year general district court limit. Partial payments, debt acknowledgments, and changes…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House | pass | 89 | 9 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 22 | 17 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter356(Effective 1/1/2027) (Governor)
- 2026-03-23: Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (3/23/2026 3:14 pm) (Senate)
- 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 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB180ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed House (89-Y 9-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-04: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-03: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-02: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB180) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-02-18: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107642D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Incorporates SB185 (Williams Graves) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Incorporates SB810 (Jordan) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Senate committee amendments offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB180) (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100924D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217639.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217638.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199667.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199666.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140115.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140114.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108682.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096395.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083673.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083672.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/1217639.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217638.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199667.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199666.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140115.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140114.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108682.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096395.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083673.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083672.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-SB180-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).