SB 7014: Trust Funds of the State Courts System

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Trust Funds of the State Courts System; Terminating the Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund; providing that the current balances in and revenues of the trust fund be transferred to the State Courts Revenue Trust Fund; requiring that the State Courts Revenue Trust Fund be used to pay any outstanding debts or obligations of the Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund as soon as practicable; requiring the Chief Financial Officer to close out and remove the Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund from the various state accounting and financial systems, using generally accepted accounting principles concerning assets, liabilities, and warrants outstanding, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/6/2025 04:59 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 5001 by Budget Committee General Appropriations Act Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2500	Compare
  S 2500 by Appropriations Appropriations Last Action: 4/10/2025 S In returning messages	Compare

• Analyses (2)

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  • Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)   4/1/2025
  • Appropriations (Post-Meeting)   4/3/2025

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  4/2/2025 9:00 AM	S 7014	Appropriations	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Floor Votes (1)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/9/2025 12:43 PM	Senate	37 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/28/2025	S	• Submitted for consideration by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
  3/5/2025	S	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  3/6/2025	S	• Filed
  3/7/2025	S	• Referred to Appropriations
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/28/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/31/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
  4/2/2025	S	• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  4/3/2025	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  4/9/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 367 • Read 3rd time -SJ 367 • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 367 • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 367 • Immediately certified -SJ 367
  4/9/2025	H	• In Messages
  5/3/2025	H	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration