SB256 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Court costs, district and circuit, forward to State Comptroller, Sec. 12-19-22 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the various clerks and
registers of the circuit and district courts are
required to collect fines, fees, and court costs
and remit them to the appropriate agency,
department, or fund as required by law</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the clerks and
registers of the circuit and district courts to
forward all fines, fees, and court costs collected
under state law to the State Comptroller</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the State
Comptroller to deposit those fines, fees, and court
costs to the credit of the appropriate agency or
fund</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the State
Comptroller to maintain and make available a
monthly report of all fines, fees, and court costs
collected by the clerks and registers of the
courts</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 12-19-22, Code of Alabama 1975 to
require the clerks and registers of the courts to forward all
fines, fees, and court costs collected under state law to the
State Comptroller; and to require the State Comptroller to
maintain and make available a monthly report of all fines,
fees, and court costs collected by the clerks and registers of
the courts.
</p>
Subjects
Court Costs
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2017 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 28, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 19, 2017 | Room 727 ** Bill Added ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 19, 2017 | Room 727 at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 12, 2017 | Room 727 ** Cancelled ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 12, 2017 | Room 727 ** Bills Added ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 8, 2017 | Room 727 at 13:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 1, 2017 | Room 325 ** CANCELLED MEETING ** at 14:30 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 1, 2017 | Room 325 ** Upon Adjournment of JUDY ** at 14:30 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 1, 2017 | Room 727 ** Bills Added ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB256 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |