To extend until October, 2023 a law that permits courts to impose any costs on guilty defendants that are reasonably related to the actual costs of operating the court, including building maintenance expenses, court employee benefit expenses and more, and do so without tying those expenses to the particular case. The controversial 2014 law that authorized these impositions has already been extended once, and the introduced version of this bill would have added another three years, not two years.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To extend until October, 2022 a law that permits courts to impose any costs on guilty defendants that are reasonably related to the actual costs of operating the court, including building maintenance expenses, court employee benefit expenses and more, and do so without tying those expenses to the particular case. The controversial 2014 law that authorized these impositions has already been extended once.

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

To extend until October of 2022 a law that permits courts to impose any costs on guilty defendants that are reasonably related to the to the court's operating expenses, including building maintenance, court employee benefits and more, and do so without tying those expenses to the particular case. Also, to allow courts to continue loading a pro-rated share of their total costs onto defendants until Oct. 17, 2022.