CRIM PRO-FAIL TO APPEAR-FUND
Summary
Amends the State Finance Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, if the accused does not appear on the date set for a required appearance in a traffic or conservation case and the court enters an order of failure to appear and an arrest warrant for the accused, the accused shall be assessed a penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $200 upon his or her admission to bail, in addition to any bail that the accused is required to deposit. Provides that the penalty may not be used for the payment of court costs or fines. Provides that the court clerk shall remit the penalty to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Failure to Appear Fund, a new special fund in the State treasury and that moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to reimburse law enforcement agencies for executing arrest warrants for failure to appear and transporting arrested persons to the county jail.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2006
Committee Review
Mar 2006
House Passage
Feb 2006
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2006
Last action Jan 9, 2007
Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2006
How they voted
68–23
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 96
Feb 21, 2006
D
Democratic50
46% Nay
R
Republican46
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 7, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 22, 2006
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 21, 2006
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (68-23-5)
house
Feb 8, 2006
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Feb 8, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 8, 2006
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Jan 19, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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