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State Justice Improvement Act

Introduced: March 3, 2020 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 3, 2020
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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.

What's happening now March 3, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6061 Identical bill State Justice Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2020
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 3, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3375: State Justice Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3375/
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"S. 3375: State Justice Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3375/.
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