AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL HEARINGS (Entitles criminal defendants charged with enumerated serious criminal offenses to a bail hearing within 14 calendar days of their initial court appearance.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2021
Last action Mar 9, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
02/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
David Place
RRepublican
P
Jason Knight
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 5649
Scope: RI
Hi! I can help you understand HB 5649. 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