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VA SB725

VA SB725
Circuit court clerks; fees, allocation of Technology Trust Fund Fee.


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Introduced
01/19/2026
In Committee
03/02/2026
Crossed Over
03/14/2026
Passed
04/13/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/13/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Bill Summary

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. 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.

AI Summary

This bill increases the Technology Trust Fund Fee, which is assessed by circuit court clerks on civil actions, instruments to be recorded, and judgments to be docketed, from $5 to $8. Of this new $8 fee, $6 will be allocated for purposes related to modernizing land records, improving access to them, and acquiring technology for circuit court clerks' offices, an increase from the previous $4 allocation. The remaining $2 of the fee will also be allocated to individual circuit court clerks' offices for similar technology-related purposes. Additionally, the bill exempts quitclaim deeds and deeds correcting fraudulently recorded deeds, including deeds of trust, from recordation tax when no money has changed hands between the parties involved. Finally, circuit court clerks are required to report detailed information on the collection and expenditure of this Technology Trust Fund Fee to the Compensation Board and the Auditor of Public Accounts (APA), who will then compile and submit a summary report to legislative committees by December 1, 2026.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0966) (on 04/13/2026)

Bill Topics

Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Court Administration
Macroeconomics
  • ‐ Taxation, Tax Policy, and Tax Reform

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB725 01/20/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB725/text/CHAP0966 04/28/2026
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215120.PDF 04/01/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB725/text/SB725ER 03/30/2026
Conference Report SB725 https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB725/text/SB725AC 03/11/2026
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1205107.PDF 03/11/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB725/text/SB725H1 03/02/2026
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179538.PDF 02/25/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB725/text/SB725S2 02/11/2026
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB725) https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136444.PDF 02/10/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB725/text/SB725S1 02/02/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB725/text/SB725SC1 02/02/2026
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB725/text/SB725 01/20/2026
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