Admission to bail; secure bond.
Summary
Admission to bail; secure bond. Prohibitsa court from requiring the execution of a secure bond as a conditionof pretrial release of a person arrested for either a felony or misdemeanor offense.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100844D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lee J. Carter
DDemocratic
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