Court financial obligations; warrants; cost hearings; ability to pay; effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Signed May 15, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2023 · House Mar 14, 2023
How they voted
45–2
Passed
Total votes 47
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican39
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 15, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/15/2023
lower
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 67 Nays: 2
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 2
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 5
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary - Civil
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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