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CS/HB 397: Court Fiscal Administration

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Clemons ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Brannan ; Maney ; Massullo ; McCurdy ; Morales ; Overdorf ; Payne ; Roth ; Sirois ; Thompson ; Trabulsy ; Valdés

Court Fiscal Administration; Revises calculation for presumed ability to pay; provides formula for determining down payment; revising duties of the Florida Clerks of Court Operation Corporation; authorizes the corporation to request reimbursement at a specified rate; authorizes clerk to review certain records when making a determination of indigence; requires DHSMV to implement certain technology.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 6/21/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-201
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/21/2021 House • Filed
    11/5/2021 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    2/1/2022 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    2/3/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    2/4/2022 House • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    2/7/2022 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    2/15/2022 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    2/17/2022 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Appropriations Committee
    2/18/2022 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
    2/22/2022 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
    • Reported out of Appropriations Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/24/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022)
    3/1/2022 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/2/2022 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
    3/2/2022 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 533
    • Received -SJ 533
    3/4/2022 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 675
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 552 -SJ 675
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 675
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 675
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 675
    3/4/2022 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    6/9/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/20/2022 • Approved by Governor
    6/21/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-201

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  • CS/HB 397, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2022 at 5:39 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 552 (c1) Clerks of the Circuit Court Boyd Similar Last Action: 3/4/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 397 (Ch. 2022-201) -SJ 675
    S 310 Court-related Payment Plans Wright Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 397 (Ch. 2022-201)

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.246 Payment of court-related fines or other monetary penalties, fees, charges, and costs; partial payments; distribution of funds. Page 2 (pdf)
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 3 (pdf)
    40.29 Payment of due-process costs. Page 4 (pdf)
    57.082 Determination of civil indigent status. Page 5 (pdf)
    322.29 Surrender and return of license. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 397, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/4/2022 at 6:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2022 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 552 (c1) Clerks of the Circuit Court Boyd Similar Last Action: 3/4/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 397 (Ch. 2022-201) -SJ 675
    S 310 Court-related Payment Plans Wright Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 397 (Ch. 2022-201)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    146078 - Amendment
    Between lines 154 and 155 insert:
    Polsky 3/3/2022
    11:27 AM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/4/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/2/2022 5:29 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/4/2022 4:40 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.246 Payment of court-related fines or other monetary penalties, fees, charges, and costs; partial payments; distribution of funds. Page 2 (pdf)
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 3 (pdf)
    40.29 Payment of due-process costs. Page 4 (pdf)
    57.082 Determination of civil indigent status. Page 5 (pdf)
    322.29 Surrender and return of license. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 397, Original Filed Version Posted 10/21/2021 at 3:57 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/21/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 310 Court-related Payment Plans Wright Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 397 (Ch. 2022-201)
    S 552 Clerks of the Circuit Court Boyd Compare Last Action: 3/4/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 397 (Ch. 2022-201) -SJ 675

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    325773 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Clemons 2/2/2022
    6:15 PM
    Adopted
    2/3/2022
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.241 Filing fees for trial and appellate proceedings. Page 2 (pdf)
    28.246 Payment of court-related fines or other monetary penalties, fees, charges, and costs; partial payments; distribution of funds. Page 9 (pdf)
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 10 (pdf)
    34.041 Filing fees. Page 11 (pdf)
    40.29 Payment of due-process costs. Page 12 (pdf)
    57.082 Determination of civil indigent status. Page 12 (pdf)
    318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception; procedures. Page 14 (pdf)
    322.29 Surrender and return of license. Page 15 (pdf)

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