Union County; authorize certain assessments in justice court to fund maintenance of county law enforcement center.
HB 1954 authorizes Union County, Mississippi's Board of Supervisors to charge a $15 fee per civil case filed or misdemeanor conviction in the county's justice courts. The revenue from these fees would be deposited into a dedicated "Union County Law Enforcement Center Maintenance Fund" to cover upkeep of the law enforcement center. The bill specifies that these fees are in addition to existing court costs and would expire on July 1, 2029. This measure directly affects individuals filing civil cases or facing misdemeanor convictions in Union County justice courts.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2025
Last action Apr 3, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative draft to a House-passed version with updated header information and page numbering. The substantive policy content regarding the $15 assessment for civil cases and misdemeanor convictions in Union County justice courts remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability to Union County and assessment amounts remain the same.
TECHNICAL
Header formatting changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' with updated session identifiers and page numbering.
Page layout and formatting were adjusted to match official House passage documentation standards.
Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
114–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 119
Mar 24, 2025
D
Democratic39
89% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican78
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred To Local and Private;Finance
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 20, 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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