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2024 SESSION
HB 246 Fines, restitution, forfeiture, penalties, etc.; criminal and traffic cases, itemized statement.
Introduced by: Michael J. Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Fines, restitution, forfeiture, penalties, other costs; criminal and traffic cases; itemized statement. Requires the clerk of the court to provide an itemized statement to any defendant convicted of a traffic infraction or a violation of any criminal law of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof, or found not innocent in the case of a juvenile, who is sentenced to pay a fine, restitution, forfeiture, or penalty or assessed any other costs in the circuit court or appropriate district court of his county or city at the time such fine, restitution, forfeiture, penalty, or other costs are assessed, or within a reasonable time after assessment. The bill requires the clerk to also provide an updated statement of the outstanding balances of any fines, forfeiture, and penalties, restitution and costs, or payment history upon request of the defendant. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102010D pdf
- 01/26/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105936D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24105936D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB246ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/04/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102010D
- 01/04/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/22/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/22/24 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/26/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105936D-H1
- 01/26/24 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 01/26/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 01/26/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/24 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Read first time
- 02/05/24 House: Read second time
- 02/05/24 House: Committee substitute from Courts of Justice agreed to 24105936D-H1
- 02/05/24 House: Committee amendment from Appropriations agreed to
- 02/05/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB246EH1
- 02/05/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24105936D-EH1
- 02/06/24 House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N)
- 02/06/24 House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N)
- 02/07/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/24 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/24 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB246ER)
- 02/27/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/24 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N)
- 04/17/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 04/17/24 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024