HB 1232 CO
Court Costs Assessed to Juveniles
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Summary
The bill expands current law that prohibits courts from assessing administrative fees, costs, and surcharges in juvenile delinquency cases. It extends the prohibition to apply not only to juveniles but also to their parents, guardians, or legal custodians. The prohibition applies when the juvenile was under 18 years old at the time the crime was committed.
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Official abstract
Under current law, courts may not assess or collect administrative fees, costs, and surcharges in juvenile delinquency cases involving a juvenile under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court when a juvenile has been charged with or adjudicated of certain crimes. The act adds that courts or the state is prohibited from assessing or collecting administrative fees, costs, and surcharges assessed against a juvenile or the juvenile's parents, guardian, or legal custodian when the juvenile was under 18 years old when the crime was committed.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- J. Bacon Democratic · sponsor
- C. Espenoza Democratic · sponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · sponsor
- W. Lindstedt Democratic · sponsor
30 coauthors / cosponsors
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Camacho Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Carter Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Hamrick Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Mabrey Democratic · cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Ricks Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Sirota Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Story Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Ball Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Benavidez Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Daugherty Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Hinrichsen Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kolker Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Marchman Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Weissman Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (14)
- May 4, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 23, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Apr 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 2, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
- Mar 30, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
- Mar 27, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 26, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- Mar 23, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 18, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
- Mar 13, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 12, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
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