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Subcommittee tables three bills, including fee-waiver, property conveyance and correctional reimbursement measures
Summary
The General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee on Feb. 2 tabled HB 660 (fee-waiver for indigent defendants), HB 793 (conveyance of a former DOC property to Brunswick County) and HB 1329 (reimbursement for certain costs of housing violent offenders). Votes were 6–0 (HB 660) and 4–2 (HB 793 and HB 1329).
RICHMOND — The General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee tabled three bills on its Feb. 2 docket, voting to postpone further consideration of measures addressing court fee waivers, the conveyance of a Department of Corrections property and reimbursement to local jails for housing certain offenders.
HB 660 (patron: Delegate Maldonado) would permit a court to waive the assessment of certain criminal or traffic fees for indigent defendants — either without a judge taking separate action or upon a defendant’s motion. Delegate DeRionne said the measure warranted delay because of fiscal concerns: "I know that this is really very important, but I think the fiscal impact really warrants that we probably need to table this," he said. The subcommittee voted to table HB 660; the motion carried 6–0.
HB 793 (patron identified in the transcript as Delegate Wachsman) would authorize the conveyance of a closed Department of Corrections property in Brunswick County to the county at no cost. Delegate Reid said the proposal appeared to conflict with items already addressed in House Bill 30 and moved to table; the motion carried, and HB 793 was tabled by a vote of 4–2.
HB 1329 (patron indicated in the transcript as Delegate Delaware), as amended in the subcommittee, directs the State Compensation Board to reimburse local and regional correctional facilities for the full cost of housing certain violent predators when they incur a new offense while in DBHDS custody. A member moved to table the bill because of potential budgetary impact; the motion carried 4–2.
Clerk records show the tabling motions were moved from the floor and seconded in each instance; formal roll-call tallies were announced for each motion. The subcommittee adjourned after completing the docket.
