RELATING TO BAIL.
Summary
Requires that a defendant be denied bail when the charge is for a violent crime or the defendant has been previously convicted of a violent crime. Distinguishes between a serious crime for which the judge has the discretion to grant bail and a violent crime for which bail must be denied.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Last action Jan 23, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to JDL, WAM.
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donna Kim
DDemocratic
P
Mike Gabbard
DDemocratic
P
RH
Rosalyn H. Baker
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 568
Scope: HI
Hi! I can help you understand SB 568. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline