Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-354 of the Code of Virginia, relating to community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. Requires a court to establish a program and allow any person upon whom a fine and costs have been imposed to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by earning credits for the performance of (i) community service work performed before or after imprisonment or (ii) work performed while incarcerated, defined in the bill as any work done on or after July 1, 2023, by a person confined in any local, re
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 22, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 544 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
22
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Marcia S. "Cia" PriceElizabeth B. Bennett-Parker Jessica L. AndersonBonita G. AnthonyAlex Q. AskewKatrina CallsenStacey Annie CarrollNadarius E. ClarkLaura Jane CohenNicole ColeKelly K. Convirs-FowlerRae CousinsMichael B. FeggansLily V. FranklinJackie H. GlassPatrick A. HopeDestiny LeVere BollingMarty MartinezAtoosa R. ReaserHolly M. SeiboldIrene ShinKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Senate amendments agreed to by House (79-Y 20-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 79, N 20
Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 10, N 5
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (72-Y 25-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 72, N 25, X 3
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 6, X 1
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (19-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 19, X 2, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-23 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 544.