Union County; authorize assessments on justice court convictions and nonadjudications for capital improvements.
HB 1953 would have allowed Union County, Mississippi, to add fees to certain justice court cases: $50 for implied consent law cases (like DUIs) and $25 for other misdemeanor convictions or cases dismissed without a finding of guilt. The funds collected would go into a dedicated "Union County Capital Improvements Fund" to finance county infrastructure projects like roads or buildings. The bill specified these fees would expire on July 1, 2029, and required a county board resolution to implement them. The bill died in committee on April 3, 2025, and did not become law.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025
Last action Apr 3, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from the original 'As Introduced' version to the 'As Passed the House' version, with no substantive policy changes to the legislation itself. The core provisions remain identical: Union County supervisors can levy up to $50 on implied consent law cases and $25 on other misdemeanor convictions to fund capital improvements, with the section set to expire July 1, 2029.
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The document was reformatted from the original introduction version to the house passage version, including changes in header formatting, page numbering, and markup notation, but the actual legislative text and policy provisions remain unchanged.
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025
How they voted
113–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 119
Mar 11, 2025
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican78
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred To Local and Private;Finance
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred To Local and Private Legislation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Creekmore
RRepublican
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