Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, requires the clerk of each court of record with criminal jurisdiction to provide the administrative office of the courts with a list of professional bondsmen or other sureties approved and qualified as solvent to write bonds by the courts within the county; specifies that a bail hearing addressing conditions of release must be conducted within 48 hours of arrest; makes various other changes regarding bail hearings and continuing education requirements relative to bail and bounty hunters. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 3; Title 16, Chapter 15; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 40, Chapter 1.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Last action Mar 29, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clay Doggett
RRepublican
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