Regards driver's license suspensions-failure to pay child support
HB 29 amends state laws to give municipal, mayor's, and county courts more flexibility in handling fines and costs for people found guilty of offenses. When a defendant cannot pay a fine immediately, the court can now order them to perform community service instead or set up a payment plan. The bill also updates the process for suspending vehicle registration if someone fails to pay fines or court costs, requiring courts to send specific forms to the motor vehicle registrar to trigger the suspension. Once the outstanding fines are paid in full, the court must notify the registrar to lift the suspension and allow vehicle registration or transfer applications to resume.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2023
House Passage
Dec 2023
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Last action Dec 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2024 · House Dec 6, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Dec 18, 2024
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Dec 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Dec 13, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
Dec 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Re-referred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 57 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darnell Brewer
DDemocratic
P
Latyna Humphrey
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Mathews
RRepublican
Co
Adam Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Al Cutrona
RRepublican
Co
Allison Russo
DDemocratic
Co
Anita Somani
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Liston
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Blessing
RRepublican
Co
Bill DeMora
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Reineke
RRepublican
Co
Bill Seitz
RRepublican
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