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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5423

SB 5423: Legal financial obligations

Modifying legal financial obligation provisions.

Summary

  • Revises the standards for the reduction or waiver of interest on legal financial obligations imposed as part of a criminal judgment and sentence.
  • Allows county clerks to issue orders to withhold and deliver and notices of debt to offenders for enforcement of past-due legal financial obligations.
  • Requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to issue periodic, rather than monthly, individualized billing statements for legal financial obligations.
  • Specifies that a judgment resulting from a crime committed on or after July 1, 2000, remains a lien on non-exempt real property of the judgment debtor until the judgment is fully satisfied.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5423), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2011
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2011
  2. Out of committeeFeb 21, 2011
  3. Passed SenateMar 4, 2011
  4. Passed HouseApr 7, 2011
  5. GovernorApr 18, 2011
  6. LawApr 18, 2011
Prime sponsor
Debbie Regala (D-27)
Introduced
January 25, 2011 in the Senate
Last action
April 18, 2011
Session law
Chapter 106, Laws of 2011
Companion bill
HB 1862
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5423, SSB 5423

AN ACT Relating to legal financial obligations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Debbie Regala (D-27)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jim Hargrove D-24Maralyn Chase D-32Adam Kline D-37

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 4, 2011
Version voted on: SSB 5423
46 Yea 1 Nay 1 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26010
Republican20101
How each member voted

Yea (46)

Nay (1)

Absent (1)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

Passed April 7, 2011
Version voted on: SSB 5423
53 Yea 39 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat52102
Republican13803
How each member voted

Yea (53)

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History

  1. Chapter 106, 2011 Laws. (SSB 5423)
  2. Governor signed. (SSB 5423)
  3. Effective date 7/22/2011. (SSB 5423)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SSB 5423)
  5. Speaker signed. (SSB 5423)
  6. President signed. (SSB 5423)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 5. (SSB 5423)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5423)
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SSB 5423)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5423)
  11. APPG - Majority; do pass. (SSB 5423)
  12. APPG - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 5423)
  13. Referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. (SSB 5423)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5423)
  15. JUDI - Majority; do pass. (SSB 5423)
  16. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 5423)
  17. First reading, referred to Judiciary. (SSB 5423)
  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 1; excused, 1. (SSB 5423)
  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5423)
  20. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5423)
  21. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  22. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5423)
  23. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5423)
  25. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  26. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5423)
  27. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  28. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

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