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CS/SB 386: Courts

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Wright

Courts; Revising a presumption regarding a monthly payment amount under a payment plan for court-related assessments; authorizing a court to waive, modify, and convert certain fees, costs, and service charges into community service under specified circumstances; revising the disposition of civil penalties received by a county court, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 838 (Ch. 2021-116)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/28/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/11/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 63
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 63
    3/24/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 342
    3/30/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/31/2021 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations; Rules -SJ 355
    • Now in Appropriations
    4/1/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 347
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 838 (Ch. 2021-116)

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  • CS/SB 386, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/30/2021 at 5:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 557 (c1) Payments to Clerks of the Circuit Courts LaMarca Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Judiciary Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 838 (Ch. 2021-116) Track This Bill
    S 356 Fines and Fees Jones Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 838 (Ch. 2021-116) Track This Bill
    S 838 (er) Clerks of the Circuit Court Boyd Compare Last Action: 6/18/2021 Chapter No. 2021-116 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.246 Payment of court-related fines or other monetary penalties, fees, charges, and costs; partial payments; distribution of funds. Page 1 (pdf)
    318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county courts. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 386, Original Filed Version Posted 12/28/2020 at 10:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/26/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 557 (c1) Payments to Clerks of the Circuit Courts LaMarca Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Judiciary Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 838 (Ch. 2021-116) Track This Bill
    S 356 Fines and Fees Jones Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 838 (Ch. 2021-116) Track This Bill
    H 903 (c1) Clerks of the Circuit Court Barnaby Compare Last Action: 4/26/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 838 (Ch. 2021-116) Track This Bill
    S 298 Electronic Payment of Governmental Fees Taddeo Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    S 838 (c1) Clerks of the Circuit Court Boyd Compare Last Action: 6/18/2021 Chapter No. 2021-116 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    407108 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Brandes)     		3/26/2021
    4:03 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    3/29/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 547058 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (407108)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Brandes)     		3/29/2021
    9:20 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/30/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/29/2021 3:30 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.52 Determination of indigent status. Page 2 (pdf)
    28.24 Service charges. Page 3 (pdf)
    28.246 Payment of court-related fines or other monetary penalties, fees, charges, and costs; partial payments; distribution of funds. Page 4 (pdf)
    28.42 Manual of filing fees, charges, costs, and fines. Page 6 (pdf)
    57.082 Determination of civil indigent status. Page 7 (pdf)
    318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; penalty. Page 8 (pdf)
    318.20 Notification; duties of department. Page 9 (pdf)
    322.245 Suspension of license upon failure of person charged with specified offense under chapter 316, chapter 320, or this chapter to comply with directives ordered by traffic court or upon failure to pay child support in non-IV-D cases as provided in chapt Page 10 (pdf)

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