SB725
Circuit court clerks; fees, allocation of Technology Trust Fund Fee.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
House: Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 16-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Michael Jones (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Circuit court clerks; fees; Technology Trust Fund Fee; report.
Increases the Technology Trust Fund Fee from $5 to $8. The bill also increases the amount of the fee to be allocated for one of the purposes as described in current law from $4 to $6. The bill authorizes the remaining $2 of the fee to be allocated to individual ... (More) circuit court clerks' offices for one of the purposes as described in current law. The bill directs (i) the Virginia Court Clerks Association to collect data from each office of the clerk in each circuit court and (ii) the Compensation Board to aggregate such data and submit a report summarizing the information to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by December 1, 2026. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/19/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26104477D
- 01/19/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106726D-S1
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107641D-S2
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
- 02/20/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/23/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/23/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108897D-H1
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (87-Y 12-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/04/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Jones, Carroll Foy, Stanley
- 03/04/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: House Conferees: Simon, Keys-Gamarra, Williams
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109609D-S2
- 03/11/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109609D-S2
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 16-N 0-A)
