SB283
Penalties for failure to appear; definition, contempt.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Lashrecse Aird (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Penalties for failure to appear; contempt.
Provides that a court consider certain mitigating factors to determine whether the failure of any person to appear before any court or judicial officer as required was willful. Under current law, no mitigating factors are specified for a court or judicial officer to determine whether a person willfully failed to ... (More) appear. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101354D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Racial and Ethnic Impact Statement From JLARC (1/27/2026 3:08 pm)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107528D-S1
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB283)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB283ER)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB283)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
