| Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral |
Relating to certain criminal court costs, fines, and fees.
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the fines and reimbursement fees that would be applied to additional defendants who are given deferred adjudication, deferred disposition, or deferral of judgment is unknown.
SB 1923 would make small changes to laws regarding criminal
court fees. It would clarify that certain fees to cover the costs of
post-conviction services should be defined as reimbursement fees. It would
define “conviction” in the section of code regarding costs, fines, and fees as
the imposition of a judgment or sentence upon a defendant or their placement
into community supervision, deferred adjudication, or deferred disposition. New
laws that change a court cost or fee and come into effect after the January 1
following their passage would be exempt from the existing requirement that they
take effect on January 1.
Texas Action is neutral on SB 1923 as it is primarily administrative and does not touch directly upon any of our Liberty Principles.