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Big news! #SB144 — the California fees bill — just passed the state’s Senate.
More on the need for this important legislation:
To step back and see the bigger picture on fines and fees, here's a really incredible report from the NYT's @matthewshaer earlier this year on the way we use fines and fees to criminalize poverty in this country: nytimes.com/2019/01/08/mag…
BREAKING: CA #SB144, the #FamiliesOverFees Act, is out of committee and headed to the floor of the California Senate. Thank you, Sen. @Portantino, for advancing this legislation to end burdensome court fines.
Background on the legislation, which has to be voted on by the full Senate by the end of the month, here —>
As @ChatfieldKate notes, CA #SB144 sponsor Sen. @HollyJMitchell has led the charge on this and deserves big thanks as the bill moves forward tot he full Senate.
Here's a great thread from @GalvinAlmanza on why these fees are so bad —>
And, with a hat tip to @dcroth, here's a video from @RBReich and @wkamaubell that also details how oppressive this fines and fees issue really is and why #SB144 is needed in CA —>
And here's a thread from me from earlier, detailing why we're focused on fines and fees today.
tl;dr: A key committee vote is coming in the CA Senate tomorrow, and it's not clear whether the chair, @Portantino, is going to stand in the way of progress.
tl;dr: A key committee vote is coming in the CA Senate tomorrow, and it's not clear whether the chair, @Portantino, is going to stand in the way of progress.
CA is considering #SB144, which would end burdensome criminal fees that provide little financial support to counties and make it harder for those who have completed their sentence to succeed. The question right now is if the committee chair, @Portantino, will stand in its way.
Here's the bill: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billText…
And, here's a backgrounder on the bill from its sponsor: sd30.senate.ca.gov/sites/sd30.sen…
And, here's a backgrounder on the bill from its sponsor: sd30.senate.ca.gov/sites/sd30.sen…
It's incredible how damaging these fees can be to those who are returning to their communities, as well as their families. Check out this report: law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/upl…
