S 3024
117th Congress
Senate
Law
State Justice Improvement Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
State Justice Improvement Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 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 and fees.
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, consider alternatives to incarceration for defendants who are unable to pay fines.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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