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AB 508 California Assembly · 2013-2014 Regular Session

Debt collection: homeless veterans.

Summary
Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adopt guidelines for a comprehensive program concerning the collection of moneys owed for fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, and assessments imposed by court order. Existing law prohibits a court from garnishing wages or levying a bank account for the enforcement and collection of fees, fines, forfeitures, or penalties imposed by a court against a person under 25 years of age who has been issued a citation for truancy, loitering, curfew violations, or illegal lodging that is outstanding or unpaid if the court obtains information that the person is homeless or has no permanent address, as defined. This bill would prohibit, for a period of 5 years, the issuance of an order for the garnishment of earnings or the levy of a bank account or the earnings of a homeless veteran, as defined, for the enforcement and collection of fees, fines, forfeitures, or penalties imposed by a court due to the violation of state or local law related to loitering, curfew violations, or illegal lodging, if the court has reason to believe that the debtor is a homeless veteran, as defined. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Aug 2013
Assembly Passage
Apr 2013
Senate Passage
Aug 2013
Signed into Law
Sep 2013
Introduced Feb 20, 2013 Signed Sep 6, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Aug 15, 2013 · Assembly Apr 22, 2013

How they voted

34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Aug 15, 2013
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Sep 6, 2013
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 19, 2013
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2579.).
lower
Aug 15, 2013
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0-1)
senate
Aug 15, 2013
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Jun 24, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jun 17, 2013
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 15, 2013
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 14, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 2, 2013
Committee
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and RLS.
upper
Apr 22, 2013
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (63-0-1)
assembly
Apr 17, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 17).
lower
Apr 10, 2013
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 8, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 2).
lower
Mar 4, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Feb 21, 2013
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.