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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2231: Legal financial obligations

Clarifying legal financial obligation provisions.

Summary

  • Prevents failure to pay a monthly sum towards a legal financial obligation from being considered "willful noncompliance" if the offender is homeless or mentally ill, and, accordingly, prohibits penalties for noncompliance in that circumstance.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2231), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2014
  3. Passed HouseFeb 17, 2014
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sherry Appleton (D-23)
Introduced
January 14, 2014 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to legal financial obligations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sherry Appleton (D-23)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mary Helen Roberts D-21Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 17, 2014
Version voted on: HB 2231
63 Yea 34 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat54001
Republican93400
How each member voted

Yea (63)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Referred to Rules.
  2. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. Minority; without recommendation.
  6. HSC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  7. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  11. PS - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. Minority; do not pass.
  13. PS - Majority; do pass.
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. Referred to Public Safety.
  16. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  17. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2231 in other sessions

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