HB 266

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 30, 2019
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Criminal cases and traffic infractions; eliminates accrual of interest on fines and costs.

Abstract

Interest on fines and costs in criminal casesand traffic infractions. Eliminates the accrual of interest onany fine or costs imposed in a criminal case or in a case involvinga traffic infraction. The bill provides that any such fine or coststhat have accrued interest prior to July 1, 2020, shall cease toaccrue interest on July 1, 2020, and such accrued interest may bewaived by any court. A person who owes fines and costs on which interesthas accrued may move any court in which he owes fines and costs to waive the interest that accrued on such fines and costs and shallhave such interest waived for any period of incarceration.

Bill Sponsors (9)

Votes


Actions


Feb 11, 2020

House

Left in Appropriations

Feb 05, 2020

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (17-Y 5-N)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 23, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB266)

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Dec 30, 2019

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100931D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB266) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: HB266AH HTML

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