Bill
SB 1937
85(R) - 2017
Senate Criminal Justice
Senate Criminal Justice
Courts
Fees
Companion Bill
HB 3167
Vote Recommendation
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
Author(s)
Bryan Hughes
Bill Caption
Relating to the program for improvement of collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases.
Fiscal Notes
The bill could have a negative but indeterminate fiscal impact on state revenue.
Bill Analysis
This bill would modify the portion of the code related to collection improvement plans. A collection improvement plan is a program that awards grants to counties and municipalities for the use of improving the collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases. Under current law this program only applies to counties with a population of 50,000 people or more, or municipalities with a population of 100,000 or greater. If this bill passes however, the grants would be available for any county or municipality with a population of 100,000 or more.
Vote Recommendation Notes
Expanding the bracket on this program does not impact our liberty principles. For this reason, we will remain neutral.
Organizations Supporting
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas