HB1799
Criminal cases and traffic infractions; eliminates accrual of interest on fines and costs.
Summary
As Introduced. Interest on fines and costs in criminal cases and traffic infractions.
Eliminates the accrual of interest on any fine or costs imposed in a criminal case or in a case involving a traffic infraction. The bill provides that any such fine or costs that have accrued interest prior to July 1, 2019, shall cease to accrue interest on July 1, 2019, ... (More) and such accrued interest may be waived by any court. A person who owes fines and costs on which interest has accrued may move any court in which he owes fines and costs to waive the interest that accrued on such fines and costs and shall have such interest waived for any period of incarceration. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/28/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100099D
- 12/28/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1799)
- 01/22/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/23/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19105724D-H1
- 01/25/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/2019 - House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 01/30/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1799H1)
- 02/01/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: Left in Appropriations
