HB 1111: Fines and Fees
GENERAL BILL by Rizo ; Maney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; LaMarca ; Lopez, V.
Fines and Fees; Authorizes clerk of court to accept monthly installment payments for administrative processing charge; revises methods by which clerk may accept payments for fees, charges, costs, & fines; provides requirements for payment plan; authorizes court to modify payment plan or reduce, waive, or convert to community service outstanding fees, costs, or fines; prohibits clerk from sending incarcerated individual's account to collection agency or sending notice to DHSMV to suspend incarcerated individual's driver license; revises offenses that would lead to suspension of driver license upon failure to comply with court directives.
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/2/2024 House • Filed
1/9/2024 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/23/2024 House • Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/25/2024 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
3/8/2024 House • Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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HB 1111, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/2/2024 at 4:54 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1310 Fines and Fees Calatayud Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Judiciary 
Citations - Statutes (11)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 27.52 Determination of indigent status. Page 14 (pdf) 28.24 Service charges. Page 2 (pdf) 28.246 Payment of court-related fines or other monetary penalties, fees, charges, and costs; partial payments; distribution of funds. Page 3 (pdf) 34.191 Fines and forfeitures; dispositions. Page 16 (pdf) 57.082 Determination of civil indigent status. Page 16 (pdf) 318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; penalty. Page 10 (pdf) 318.20 Notification; duties of department. Page 17 (pdf) 322.245 Suspension of license upon failure of person charged with specified offense under chapter 316, chapter 320, or this chapter to comply with directives ordered by traffic court or upon failure to pay child support in non-IV-D cases as provided in chapt Page 11 (pdf) 322.29 Surrender and return of license. Page 13 (pdf) 775.083 Fines. Page 18 (pdf) 938.27 Judgment for costs of prosecution and investigation. Page 19 (pdf)