Criminal procedure; financial obligations in criminal cases; Cost Administration Implementation Committee; data collection; submit to Attorney General; effective date; emergency.

The document structure was altered to include 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' headers and page numbers, while removing the 'Enrolled House' title and the emergency clause.

The requirement for the Cost Administration Implementation Committee to develop a data collection plan and report to the Attorney General was removed from the text.

The document title was changed from 'ENGROSSED' to 'ENROLLED', indicating the final version ready for signing.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to align text and remove draft-style markup symbols.

Added a new definition for 'cost cite and release warrant' to distinguish it from a cost arrest warrant.

Clarified that 'court financial obligation' excludes restitution and payments made to parties other than the court clerk.

Expanded the list of factors courts must consider when determining a defendant's ability to pay to include child support obligations, health conditions affecting income, and case-related expenses.

Added specific exemptions where defendants are presumed unable to pay, including those designated as totally disabled, receiving need-based government aid (like SNAP or TANF), receiving subsidized housing, or having income below 150% of the federal poverty level.

Updated court procedures to require judges to inform defendants of their total financial obligations and the right to request a cost hearing to potentially waive debt.