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2026 Regular Session

HB4237

Criminal procedure; court costs and fees; requiring courts to offer certain hearing; cost waiver or reduction exceptions; determinations; effective date.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee substitute March 4, 2026 House floor substitute March 26, 2026 House passed March 26, 2026 Sent to Senate March 30, 2026 Introduced in Senate March 30, 2026 Senate committee substitute April 21, 2026 Senate committee reassignment April 23, 2026 Senate passed April 29, 2026 Sent to House April 30, 2026 House passed May 5, 2026 Enrolled May 5, 2026 Enrolled May 6, 2026 Sent to Governor May 6, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026

Recorded floor votes

5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 3, 2026 · House

House: Rules Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

10 yea–0 nay

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March 26, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

86 yea–9 nay · 4 absent

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April 21, 2026 · Senate

Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS

Passed

6 yea–1 nay

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April 29, 2026 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

37 yea–8 nay · 3 absent

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May 5, 2026 · House

House: FOURTH READING

Passed

77 yea–12 nay · 10 absent

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Committee referrals

February 3, 2026 · House

Rules

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. House Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
  2. House Sent to Governor
  3. Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
  4. House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
  5. House Referred for enrollment
  6. House Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 12 View roll call
  7. House SA's read, adopted View roll call
  8. House SA's received
  9. Senate Engrossed to House
  10. Senate Referred for engrossment
  11. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 8 View roll call
  12. Senate General Order, Considered
  13. Senate Placed on General Order
  14. Senate Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
  15. Senate Referred to Appropriations
  16. Senate Title restored
  17. Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
  18. Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
  19. Senate Coauthored by Representative Moore
  20. Senate First Reading
  21. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  22. House Referred for engrossment
  23. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 9 View roll call
  24. House Title stricken
  25. House Amended by floor substitute
  26. House General Order
  27. House Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
  28. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee
  29. House Second Reading referred to Rules
  30. House Authored by Representative Kannady
  31. House First Reading
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