Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993, definition of cash bail revised to allow the court to accept less than the total sum ordered
Summary
Criminal Procedure
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2023
Last action May 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2024
How they voted
82–11
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 102
Apr 23, 2024
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican75
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Apr 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 757
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris England
DDemocratic
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