SB180
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, deferred payment agreement.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection; deferred payment agreement.
Changes the period of limitations for the collection of court fines and costs from within 60 years from the date of the offense or delinquency giving rise to imposition of such penalty if imposed by a circuit court or within 30 years if imposed by a general district court to ... (More) within 10 years from the date of the judgment whether imposed by a circuit court or general district court. The bill provides that upon the expiration of the period of limitations, no action shall be brought to collect the debt. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100924D
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB180)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Senate committee amendments offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Incorporates SB810 (Jordan)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Incorporates SB185 (Williams Graves)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107642D-S1
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
