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HB 926 Circuit court; Prince William County authorizing clerk to charge convenience fee for land records.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Circuit court clerks; remote access to land records; fees collected by clerks; debit cards. Provides for the acceptance of debit cards in addition to credit cards and allows the clerk to outsource the processing of credit and debit card transactions. The bill also provides that the clerk may charge a convenience fee for processing credit or debit cards of up to $2 per transaction or four percent of the amount paid. Currently, such fee may not exceed four percent of the amount paid. The bill also provides that certain court fees collected by the clerk shall be deposited into a special fund held by the clerk. The bill also makes permanent a Prince William program authorizing the clerk to charge a convenience fee of up to $2 per transaction and a separate per image download fee for access to land records.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103155D pdf
- 02/02/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12103155D-E pdf
- 02/20/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105383D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB926ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/18/12 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB926ER2) pdf
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0780) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103155D
- 01/11/12 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/12 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 01/25/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/12 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/12 House: Read first time
- 02/02/12 House: Read second time
- 02/02/12 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/02/12 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB926E
- 02/02/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12103155D-E
- 02/03/12 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/20/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105383D-S1
- 02/20/12 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/22/12 Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105383D-S1
- 02/24/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB926S1
- 02/24/12 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/28/12 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105383D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB926ER)
- 03/05/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/18/12 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 1-N)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/18/12 House: Reenrolled
- 04/18/12 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB926ER2)
- 04/18/12 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 House: Enacted, Chapter 780 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0780)