SB82
Clerk fees; secure remote access to nonconfidential court records by certain attorneys.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 12, 2026
House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Chief Patron:
Saddam Azlan Salim (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Clerk fees; secure remote access to nonconfidential court records by certain attorneys.
Provides that no clerk shall charge a fee to an attorney for secure remote access to nonconfidential court records when such attorney is certified by the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission and has been appointed by the court to represent an indigent criminal defendant. This bill is a recommendation of the ... (More) Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/29/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101498D
- 12/29/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105930D-S1
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB82)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
