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HB 277 Court fines and costs; community work in lieu of payment during imprisonment.
Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs. Provides that a court may permit an inmate to earn credits against any fines and court costs imposed against him by performing community service. Under current law, credits may be earned only before or after imprisonment. This bill incorporates HB 965 and is identical to SB 736.
FULL TEXT
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102588D pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106260D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB277ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102588D
- 12/30/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/15/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106260D-H1
- 01/22/20 House: Incorporates HB965 (Kilgore)
- 01/22/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/20 House: Read first time
- 01/27/20 House: Read second time
- 01/27/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106260D-H1
- 01/27/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB277H1
- 01/28/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/12/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/19/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB277ER)
- 02/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
- 02/24/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
- 03/02/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 25 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025)