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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 782

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Relating to: bail for a criminal defendant who is charged with bail jumping.

Court — Procedure Crime and criminals Judge

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a judge may release a person charged with a crime without

bail, or may release the defendant only if he or she executes an unsecured appearance

bond. Under current law, a judge also has discretion to require a defendant to

execute a secured bond to be released. Under this bill, a judge may not release a

defendant without bail or on an unsecured bond if the defendant is charged with bail

jumping. Such a defendant may be released only if he or she executes a secured bond.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

8 cosponsors

Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kerkman (R) , Ott (R) , Plumer (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Mar 17, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Mar 17, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 6, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Nass and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Horlacher, Sanfelippo, Kerkman, Duchow, Wichgers, Dittrich and Plumer

  2. Feb 6, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts

  3. Feb 20, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel

  5. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  7. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  8. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1