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CS/HB 709: Court Costs for Drug Court Programs

GENERAL BILL by Quinones ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Porth

Court Costs for Drug Court Programs; authorizes counties to provide by ordinance for funding of drug court programs through assessment of additional mandatory court cost; provides for assessment to be imposed against persons who plead guilty or no contest to or are convicted of certain violations of drug abuse prevention & control provisions or violations of municipal or county ordinances or pay a fine or civil penalty for traffic violations involving alcohol, etc. Creates 938.20.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/5/2006 House - Died in Justice Council
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/13/2006 House • Filed
2/2/2006 House • Referred to Judiciary (JC); Finance & Tax (FC); Judiciary Appropriations (FC); Justice Council
3/7/2006 House • Introduced, referred to Judiciary (JC); Finance & Tax (FC); Judiciary Appropriations (FC); Justice Council -HJ 00058
3/20/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (JC), 03/22/06, 10:15 am, Morris Hall
3/22/2006 House • Favorable by Judiciary (JC); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00282; Now in Finance & Tax (FC) -HJ 00282
3/29/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Tax (FC), 03/31/06, 8:30 am, 404-H
3/31/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Finance & Tax (FC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00349
4/5/2006 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Judiciary Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00349
4/7/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Appropriations (FC), 04/11/06, 9:30 am, 28-H
4/11/2006 House • Favorable by Judiciary Appropriations (FC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -HJ 00415; Now in Justice Council -HJ 00415
5/5/2006 House • Died in Justice Council