Court fines and costs; community service work in lieu of payment during imprisonment.
Summary
Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs. Provides that a court may permit an inmate to earn credits against any fines and court costs imposed against him by performing community service. Under current law, credits may be earned only before or after imprisonment. This bill is identical to HB 277.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Mar 6, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB736S1
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107103D-S1
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103394D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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