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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 15

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Relating to: municipal court fees. (FE)

Court — Fee Court — Municipal

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, when a municipal court finds that a person has violated an

ordinance, the municipal court judge may, in most cases, collect a court fee of not less

than $15 nor more than $28 from the person. Of that fee, the municipal treasurer

forwards $5 to the Department of Administration and retains the balance for use by

the municipality.

This bill increases the maximum court fee to $38.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Gudex (R) , Harris (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Leibham (R) , Schultz (R) , Shilling (D)

19 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bernier (R) , Doyle (D) , Hebl (D) , Jagler (R) , Kahl (D) , Kapenga (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Schraa (R) , Sinicki (D) , Strachota (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 2, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 12, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Gudex, Schultz, Carpenter, Harris, Leibham and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Kapenga, Doyle, Hebl, Schraa, Jagler, Petersen, Kahl, Kaufert, Bernier, Petryk, T. Larson, A. Ott, Bernard Schaber, Kooyenga, Tauchen, Strachota, Ohnstad and Sinicki

  2. Feb 12, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor

  3. Mar 4, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 26, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Aug 20, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 1, 2013 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 2, 2013 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Oct 2, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1