HB 277

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 30, 2019
  • Passed House Jan 28, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 17, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 02, 2020

Court fines and costs; community work in lieu of payment during imprisonment.

Abstract

Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs. Provides that a court may permit an inmate to earn credits against any fines and court costs imposed against him by performing community service. Under current law, credits may be earned only before or after imprisonment. This bill incorporates HB 965 and is identical to SB 736.

Payments of court fines and costs; communitywork in lieu of payment; during imprisonment. Allows courts toprovide an option to any person upon whom a fine and costs have beenimposed to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by earningcredits for the performance of community service work during imprisonment.Under current law, credit may be earned only for the performance ofcommunity service work completed before or after imprisonment.

Bill Sponsors (20)

Votes


Actions


Mar 02, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 25 (effective 7/1/20)

Feb 24, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020

Feb 20, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 19, 2020

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB277ER)

Feb 17, 2020

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 14, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2020

Senate

Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)

Feb 06, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB277H1)

Jan 29, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

Jan 28, 2020

House

VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

Jan 27, 2020

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB277H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20106260D-H1

House

Read second time

Jan 24, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 22, 2020

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Incorporates HB965 (Kilgore)

House

Committee substitute printed 20106260D-H1

Jan 15, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 14, 2020

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB277)

Dec 30, 2019

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102588D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB277) HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB277H1 HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB277ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025) HTML

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