Indigents - As introduced, prohibits a court from removing a person's constitutional rights for failure to pay court costs, fines, or any other monetary amount in a civil proceeding, if the person is unable to pay due to the person's indigency. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Last action Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee to 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reassigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee to 3/13/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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