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CS/CS/SB 680: Bail Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Judiciary ; Baxley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Bail Bonds; Revising legislative intent concerning the obligations of a bail bond agent; prohibiting a person or entity that charges a fee for facilitating the release of a defendant through the posting of a cash bond from using the term “bail” in advertisements and printed materials posted in a jail; revising the circumstances under which a surety bond deposited as bail must be forfeited, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/2/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 361 (Ch. 2017-168) -SJ 664
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  4. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/3/2017 Senate • Filed
2/16/2017 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 87
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 87
3/17/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/22/2017 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 244
3/23/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 248
3/28/2017 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 244
3/29/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/03/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/3/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 299
4/5/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 301
4/6/2017 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 299
4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/17/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/17/2017 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
• Now in Rules -SJ 424
4/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/28/17, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/28/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 562
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 562
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/17
5/1/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 585
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/2/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 664
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 361 -SJ 664
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 361 (Ch. 2017-168) -SJ 664