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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 856

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Relating to: bail for criminal defendants who have a previous conviction for a felony or violent misdemeanor. (FE)

Court — Procedure Crime and criminals — Felony 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, 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 a felony or a violent misdemeanor. 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 $10,000.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bradley (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R)

11 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Murphy (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 13, 2022 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 13, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jan 18, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Dittrich added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 1, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1