HB1895
Fines and costs; accrual of interest, deferral or installment payment agreements.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Fines and costs; accrual of interest; deferral or installment payment agreements.
Provides that no interest shall accrue on any fine or costs imposed in a criminal case or in a case involving a traffic infraction (i) for a period of 180 days following the date of the final judgment imposing such fine or costs; (ii) during any period the defendant is ... (More) incarcerated; and (iii) for a period of 180 days following the date of the defendant's release from incarceration if the sentence includes an active term of incarceration. Current law prohibits interest from accruing on such fines or costs for a period of 40 days from the date of the final judgment imposing such fine or costs or during any period the defendant is incarcerated. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2021 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102438D
- 01/08/2021 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/2021 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/15/2021 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/15/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2021 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/20/2021 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2021 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/21/2021 - House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/22/2021 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/29/2021 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/29/2021 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/01/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1895)
- 02/01/2021 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2021 - House: Read second time
- 02/02/2021 - House: Committee on Courts of Justice amendment agreed to
- 02/02/2021 - House: Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to
- 02/02/2021 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1895E
- 02/02/2021 - House: Printed as engrossed 21102438D-E
- 02/03/2021 - House: Read third time and passed House (58-Y 41-N)
- 02/03/2021 - House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 41-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/05/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1895E)
- 02/05/2021 - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2021 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/10/2021 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/10/2021 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/16/2021 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)
- 02/16/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2021 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/2021 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/17/2021 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/17/2021 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/17/2021 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (19-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2021 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2021 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (57-Y 43-N)
- 02/18/2021 - House: VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 43-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/22/2021 - House: Enrolled
- 02/22/2021 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1895ER)
- 02/22/2021 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1895ER)
- 02/22/2021 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/2021 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/2021 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- 02/25/2021 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/25/2021 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/25/2021 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)
