# Virginia SB472: Court fines and fees; waiver of fees for indigent defendant.

Virginia SB472, Court fines and fees; waiver of fees for indigent defendant., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB472
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Court fines and fees; waiver of fees for indigent defendant.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Court fines and fees; indigent defendant; waiver of fees. Provides that in any criminal or traffic case, the court may waive the assessment of certain fees specified in the bill, either wholly or in part, if the court determines the defendant to be indigent pursuant to the financial criteria set forth in relevant law and unable to pay such fee. The bill provides that the court may make such determination sua sponte or upon motion of the defendant at any time prior to the entry of an order for which such fee is assessed or the final order has been entered.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB472) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100659D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231244.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231243.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231244.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231243.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB472-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).