State Justice Improvement Act
Latest action · Mar 3, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
State Justice Improvement Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the State Justice Institute, a nonprofit corporation established by federal law, and authorizes the institute to award grants for the development and implementation of best policies and practices for the constitutional and equitable enforcement of fines, fees, and monetary bail.
Specifically, the institute may award these grants to state and local courts, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other specified entities. The policies and practices must incorporate guidance that courts should, among other things, prohibit the use of monetary bail schedules and consider alternatives to incarceration for defendants who are unable to pay fines and monetary bail.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2020 to Jul 16, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3375 | State Justice Improvement Act | Identical bill | Mar 3, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Census and government statistics
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Detention of persons
- Employment and training programs
- Government studies and investigations
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law
- National and community service
- State and local courts
- User charges and fees
- Voting rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2020Introduced in House
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