Committee Votes to Remove DOC Supervisory Fees, Department Says Collection Costs Exceed Revenue
Lawmakers approved H.635 to repeal the Department of Corrections' authority to collect supervisory fees (commonly $15–$30/month), forgive outstanding balances, and halt enforcement; DOC testified collections cost more than they yield and opposed repeal on revenue grounds.
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The committee voted to advance H.635, a bill that repeals the Department of Corrections' authority to impose supervisory fees on people under community supervision, forgives outstanding supervisory fees, and orders DOC to cease collections and remove references from agency systems.
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