HB17
Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 2, 2026
House: Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
Chief Patron:
Cia Price (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution; collection fees; assessment against incarcerated defendant; deferred payment agreement.
Extends from 90 days without payment to 180 days without payment the period of delinquency necessary for an account to be included on the required monthly report of delinquent accounts made by the clerk of the circuit court and district court. The bill also provides that for any defendant sentenced ... (More) to an active term of incarceration and ordered to pay any fine, cost, forfeiture, or penalty related to the charge that such defendant is incarcerated for, or any other charge for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day, the court shall enter such defendant into a deferred payment agreement for such fines, costs, forfeitures, or penalties. The bill requires the due date for such deferred payment agreement to be set no earlier than the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charge for which such defendant received the longest period of active incarceration. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/22/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102055D
- 12/22/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 01/20/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/21/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/21/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 01/29/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/30/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
