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CS/SB 116: Child Maintenance Restitution

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Burgess

Child Maintenance Restitution; Defining the term “child maintenance restitution”; authorizing a court to order a defendant to pay child maintenance restitution to the surviving parent or guardian of a minor if the defendant is convicted of violating specified provisions of law and the deceased victim of the offense was the parent or guardian of the child; providing for enforcement of income deduction orders; specifying circumstances under which child maintenance restitution may not be ordered or under which child maintenance restitution must be an offset by a judgment award, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/5/2023 Senate • Filed
10/17/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/06/24, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/7/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/8/2024 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
2/15/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/20/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
2/20/2024 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2/21/2024 Senate • Now in Rules
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Rules