REQUIRING A PERSON IN THE CUSTODY OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO USE FUNDS FROM FEDERAL RELIEF OR STIMULUS PROGRAMS TO FIRST PAY OUTSTANDING FINES, FEES, COSTS, OR RESTITUTION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 16, 2021
Signed May 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
30–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Apr 5, 2021
D
Democratic7
57% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
12
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 3, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that SB544 is now Act 1110
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1 and Amendment #2.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed, as amended, Amendment #1 and #2
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Richmond
RRepublican
P
Terry Rice
RRepublican
Co
Gary Stubblefield
RRepublican
Co
Scott Flippo
RRepublican
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