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SB 3269

Chickasaw County; authorize assessments on convictions for improvements to courthouses and pretrial detention facilities.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ben Suber

Chickasaw County may levy an extra conviction-based assessment to fund courthouse and pretrial detention facility improvements.

Approved by Governor
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Bill Summary · SB 3269

Summary — SB 3269 (Chickasaw County): Assessments on Convictions for Courthouse and Pretrial Detention Improvements

Purpose

SB 3269 authorizes Chickasaw County to impose assessments on criminal convictions to generate revenue for improvements to county courthouses and pretrial detention facilities. The measure is a local/private bill that creates a statutory mechanism for funding capital and facility improvements through court-collected assessments tied to convictions.

Key provisions (as reflected in the bill title and legislative action)

  • Authorizes the county to impose an additional assessment (a surcharge or fee) on persons convicted of crimes in Chickasaw County.
  • Directs that revenue from the assessments be used for improvements, maintenance, renovation, or construction related to county courthouses and pretrial detention facilities.
  • Establishes that the court system will collect the assessment as part of the disposition of convictions (the collection process is implemented within existing court procedures).
  • Likely requires that collected funds be tracked separately (typical of local assessment statutes) and used only for the authorized courthouse/detention facility purposes; the bill is local in scope and applies only to Chickasaw County.

(Note: The bill text itself is not included here; the above items reflect the bill’s stated subject — authorization of assessments — and the typical structure of similar local assessment statutes.)

Who is affected

  • Persons convicted of offenses in Chickasaw County: they may be required to pay an additional assessment at conviction.
  • Chickasaw County government and county courts: will have an additional revenue source and administrative responsibility to collect, account for, and spend the funds on authorized facility improvements.
  • County taxpayers and local stakeholders: the assessment may reduce pressure on general county revenues for courthouse and detention capital needs, though it places the direct burden on convicted individuals.

Procedural timeline and current status

  • Introduced: March 7, 2025 (referred to Local and Private; Finance).
  • House/Senate actions included committee recommendations (“Title Suff Do Pass”), passage in both chambers, transmission to the other chamber, and enrolled bill processing.
  • Enrolled Bill Signed: April 7, 2025.
  • Approved by Governor (became law): April 10, 2025.
  • Motions to reconsider were entered and later tabled during final proceedings.

Because this is local/private legislation, implementation details (exact assessment amounts, effective date, reporting requirements, or any sunset/adjustment mechanisms) would be specified in the bill text or in subsequent county implementing ordinances. For exact assessment rates, fund accounting rules, and the statutory effective date, consult the final enrolled bill or Chickasaw County implementing actions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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