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House Bill 6061
116th Congress(2019-2020)
State Justice Improvement Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 3, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 3, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 3, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6061
Congress
116
Policy Area
Law
Law
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting civil actions and administrative remedies, courts and judicial administration, general constitutional issues, dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Measures concerning specific constitutional amendments may fall under the policy area relevant to the subject matter of the amendment (e.g., Education). Measures concerning criminal procedure and law enforcement may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
New York
Democrat
Tony Cardenas
California
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Oregon
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
March 3, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Mar 03, 2020
Introduced in Senate
5
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3375
State Justice Improvement Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
03/03/2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
03/03/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 10, 2022 11:29:20 PM
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