Junie Joseph
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 10
Primary
The act creates the equal justice authority as a special purpose authority to distribute an equal justice fee for the purpose of providing monetary support to local organizations that provide legal representation and legal advice to low-income individuals. The equal justice authority is governed by the equal justice authority board, which is created in the act. The act requires certain court filings to incur the equal justice filing fee, which must be collected by the court and transmitted to the equal justice authority. The equal justice authority must deposit the money collected from the filing fee into an account maintained by a financial institution and distribute the money, beginning July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter, to local organizations that provide legal representation and legal advice to low-income individuals. On or before January 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter, the equal justice authority must prepare and submit a report to the house of representatives judiciary committee and the senate judiciary committee that details the use of the equal justice fees. APPROVED by Governor June 3, 2024 EFFECTIVE June 3, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over with Amendments to 04/18/2024 - Committee
House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (06/03/2024) | |
| Final Act (05/29/2024) | |
| Rerevised (05/02/2024) | |
| Revised (05/01/2024) | |
| Reengrossed (04/19/2024) | |
| Engrossed (04/18/2024) | |
| Introduced (02/13/2024) | |
| PA3 (04/30/2024) | |
| PA2 (04/15/2024) | |
| PA1 (03/06/2024) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note FN1 (03/01/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note MEMO1 (03/27/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (04/16/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note MEMO2 (04/29/2024) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (08/09/2024) |
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