Fines and Fees Justice Center: The 2025 legislative session was a challenging and successful year for fines and fees reform. There were significant wins, continued steps forward, and more bipartisan momentum around our national campaigns. There were also obstacles and temporary losses for our campaigns, as well as the continued proliferation of fines through Automated Traffic Enforcement systems. Taken together, our wins, our losses, and all the work underlying each, teach us valuable lessons and energize our continued fight for a fairer system, while helping us more clearly define a path forward for ourselves and our allies.

Over the next three weeks we will be releasing a four-part series offering an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including:

• Part 1: Free to Drive (debt-based driver’s license restrictions)
• Part 2: End Justice Fees (state and local fee elimination)
• Part 3: Ability-to-Pay Practices
• Part 4: Automated Traffic Enforcement

This series will prepare advocates to take on the upcoming legislative session more energized, informed, and better equipped to fight for justice.