Became law as Public Act 02-18, signed April 30, 2002, 56 days after it was filed.
2002 Regular Session
House Bill 5679
AN ACT CONCERNING CREDIT AGAINST UNPAID FINES FOR TIME SPENT IN CONFINEMENT OR PERFORMING COMMUNITY SERVICE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To increase the amount that is credited against a fine imposed against a person for each day such person spends in confinement prior to sentencing or after conviction and to enable a person to be discharged from confinement in order to pay off such person's fine by performing community service.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
March 5 to April 30, 2002, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action19 actions on 12 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Apr 1036 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 1813 days
In the SenateApr 10 to Apr 177 days
Waiting to be sentApr 17 to Apr 269 days
With the GovernorApr 26 to Apr 304 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 10 · Adopted Apr 17
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 5 – Apr 10
- Mar 5Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 7Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Mar 18Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 10The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate Apr 12 – Apr 17
- Apr 12Arrived in the Senate
- Apr 17The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor Apr 25 – Apr 30
- Apr 25Numbered Public Act 02-18
- Apr 26Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Apr 30Signed by the Governor
All 19 actions, as published
- Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 18Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 4FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 10HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 10HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 12FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 12SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 12FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 17SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Apr 17SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Apr 25PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Apr 26TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Apr 30SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor