VirginiaCircuit court clerks; fees, allocation of Technology Trust Fund Fee.
What it does
Circuit court clerks; fees; Technology Trust Fund Fee; report; recordation tax of certain deeds; 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.
More detail
The bill authorizes the remaining $2 of the fee to be allocated to individual circuit court clerks' offices for one of the purposes as described in current law. The bill also provides that no recordation tax shall be required of a quitclaim deed or deed to correct a fraudulently recorded deed, including a deed of trust, between a grantor and grantee when no consideration has passed between the parties. Finally, the bill directs (i) the clerk in each circuit court in the Commonwealth to provide detailed information to the Compensation Board and the Auditor of Public Accounts on the total amount of local Technology Trust Fund Fee revenue collected and expended and (ii) the Compensation Board to aggregate such information 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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 966 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB725ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 16-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Conference Report released
- Mar 11Conference Report released
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725)
- Mar 4House Conferees: Simon, Keys-Gamarra, Williams
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 4Senate Conferees: Jones, Carroll Foy, Stanley
- Mar 4Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 4Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 4House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 4House insisted on substituteMajor
- Mar 4House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- Mar 4Passed House with substitute (87-Y 12-N 0-A)Passed House
- Mar 4Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 4committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 4Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Mar 3Read second timeMinor
- Mar 2Committee substitute printed 26108897D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 25Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725)
- Feb 23Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 23Read first timeMinor
- Feb 23Placed on Calendar
- Feb 20Assigned HCJ sub: CivilMinor
- Feb 13Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 12Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 12Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 11Committee substitute printed 26107641D-S2Major
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725)
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Feb 2Committee substitute printed 26106726D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)Minor
- Feb 2Senate committee offered
- Jan 19Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 19Presented and ordered printed 26104477DIntroduced