HB277
Court fines and costs; community work in lieu of payment during imprisonment.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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.-
Bill History
- 12/30/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102588D
- 12/30/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB277)
- 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/15/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20106260D-H1
- 01/22/2020 - House: Incorporates HB965 (Kilgore)
- 01/22/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2020 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2020 - House: Read second time
- 01/27/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106260D-H1
- 01/27/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB277H1
- 01/28/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2020 - House: VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/06/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB277H1)
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB277ER)
- 02/19/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB277ER)
- 02/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
- 02/24/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
- 03/02/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 25 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/02/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025)
