CS/HB 731: Bail Bonds
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Santiago
Bail Bonds; Revises legislative intent concerning obligations of bail bond agent; specifies that failure to appear requires bond & bonds or money deposited as bail to be forfeited; revises circumstances that require forfeiture to be discharged; revises amount of forfeiture to be remitted under different specified conditions; specifies that certain provisions concerning cancellation of bond do not apply if bond is forfeited within specified period after it has been posted; provides that original appearance bond does not guarantee placement in any court-ordered program.
Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/19/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/10/2015 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 64 |
| 1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 64 |
| 2/1/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/03/16, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/3/2016 | House |
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 400 |
| 2/5/2016 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 397 |
| 2/8/2016 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Insurance and Banking Subcommittee • CS referred to Regulatory Affairs Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 405 • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 405 |
| 3/11/2016 | House |
• Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee |
