SB 1270 (2018) -  Penalties and Fees

General Bill by Brandes (CO-SPONSORS) Rouson
Penalties and Fees: Requiring a certain application to provide the applicant with the option to fulfill any court-ordered financial obligation associated with a case by enrolling in a payment plan or by completing community service if ordered by the court; revising requirements relating to the payment of court-related fines or other monetary penalties, fees, charges, and costs; authorizing the clerk to refer any application believed to be fraudulent to the court for review; prohibiting the suspension of a person’s driver license solely for failure to pay certain financial obligations if the person requests a hearing and demonstrates specified circumstances to the court, after notice of a penalty and before the suspension takes place; requiring a court to inquire at the time a certain civil penalty is ordered whether the person is able to pay it, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect October 1, 2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 731 (Ch. 2018-134) on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Transportation
    • On agenda for: 01/18/18 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/14/18 1:30 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1095 Subject: Penalties and Fees Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 731 Subject: Home Education Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1029 Subject: Tobacco Products Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 350 Subject: Revoking, Suspending, and Withholding Driving Privileges Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 732 Subject: K-12 Education Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1288 Subject: Tobacco Products Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • P 927622 , Appropriations Date Filed: 02/16/18, Line#: 0
    • A 601144 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Brandes Date Filed: 02/13/18, Line#: 353 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/15/2018 08:30 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 2/16/2018 3:48:12 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 2/13/2018 1:11:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 1/18/2018 12:12:31 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 1/16/2018 4:57:09 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 731 (Ch. 2018-134) Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 354 Time: 02/16/2018 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 354 Time: 02/14/2018 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/14/18, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 02/09/2018 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 204 Time: 01/18/2018 - 12:50 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 204 Time: 01/18/2018 - 11:27 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/18/18, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 01/12/2018 - 3:18 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 147 Time: 01/11/2018 - 6:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 147 Time: 01/11/2018 - 10:47 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/15/2017 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
27.52 HB 1095
28.246 HB 1095
57.082
316.650 SB 176, SB 548, HB 1095, HB 6001
318.14 SB 176, SB 350, HB 531, SB 548, CS/CS/SB 620, SB 666, HB 1095, HB 1107, CS/CS/HB 1165, CS/CS/HB 1287, SB 1472, CS/CS/CS/SB 1876, HB 6001, CS/HB 7087
318.15 SB 176, HB 531, SB 548, CS/CS/SB 620, SB 666, HB 1095, HB 6001, CS/HB 7087
318.18 CS/HB 19, CS/SB 150, SB 176, SB 548, SB 556, HB 943, CS/SB 1082, HB 1095, HB 1107, CS/CS/HB 1165, SB 1472, SB 1730, CS/CS/CS/SB 1876, HB 5003, HB 6001
322.05 SB 350, HB 1095
322.055 SB 350, HB 1095
322.056 SB 350, HB 797, SB 994, HB 1029, HB 1095, SB 1288
322.057 SB 350, HB 1095
322.09 CS/CS/HB 1079, HB 1095, CS/CS/SB 1104, CS/CS/HB 1287
322.091 HB 1095
322.245 SB 350, HB 1095
322.251 CS/HB 19, CS/SB 150, HB 1095
322.27 SB 176, SB 548, HB 1095, HB 6001
322.271 HB 1095
322.34 CS/HB 19, CS/SB 150, SB 350, SB 482, HB 1095
562.11 SB 350, HB 1095
562.111 SB 350, HB 1095
569.11 SB 350, HB 1029, HB 1095, SB 1288
790.22 HB 1095, SB 1298, CS/SB 1552*
806.13 HB 1095, HB 1349
812.0155 CS/SB 928, HB 1095
832.09 HB 1095
847.0141
877.112 SB 350, HB 797, SB 994, HB 1029, HB 1095, SB 1288
938.30 HB 1095
1003.01 HB 1095, CS/SB 1172, HB 6069
1003.27 CS/CS/HB 731, CS/CS/SB 732, HB 1095

(*) Not the latest version