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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1661: Deferred or installment payment agreements; universal minimum payments.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1661 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Deferred or installment payment agreements; universal minimum payments. Primary sponsor: Mike Jones (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Deferred or installment payment agreements; minimum payments. Provides that if the defendant requests to enter into an installment agreement, the court may offer installment payments of (i) $25 per month, or a higher amount, depending upon a defendant's ability to pay or (ii) less than $25 per month if the defendant is determined to be indigent.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Mike CherryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 545 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1661)
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1661ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N)
  11. Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 2-N)
  12. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source