Eliminate Signature Requirement Certain Citations
Summary
Under current law, a defendant is required to execute the defendant's signature on citations for a misdemeanor, petty offense, misdemeanor traffic offense, or traffic infraction to signify agreement to pay the penalties or appear in court. The act eliminates the defendant signature requirement. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 4, 2022
Signed Mar 30, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2022 · House Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Mar 14, 2022
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
5
Mar 30, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 21, 2022
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
lower
Mar 18, 2022
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Cooke
RRepublican
P
RF
Rhonda Fields
DDemocratic
P
RB
Rod Bockenfeld
RRepublican
P
Tony Exum, Sr.
DDemocratic
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