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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 840

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Relating to: bail for criminal defendants who have a previous conviction for bail jumping. (FE)

Court — Procedure Judge

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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, or may 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 has a previous conviction for bail jumping. Such a defendant may

be released only if he or she executes a secured bond or deposits cash in lieu of a bond

in an amount of at least $5,000.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Murphy (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Wichgers (R)

8 cosponsors

Bradley (R) , Dittrich (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jacque (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Knodl, Sanfelippo, Allen, Behnke, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Kuglitsch, Murphy and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Nass, Jacque, Kooyenga, Stroebel and Testin

  2. Jan 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 14, 2022 · Assembly

    Senator Felzkowski added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Dittrich added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1