SB 534: Pretrial Release
GENERAL BILL by Brandes
Pretrial Release; Authorizing each county to establish a supervised bond program with the concurrence of the chief judge of the judicial circuit, the county’s chief correctional officer, the state attorney, and the public defender; authorizing the chief judge of each circuit, with the concurrence of the county’s chief correctional officer, the state attorney, and the public defender, to enter an administrative order for the use of a risk assessment instrument in pretrial release determinations; providing that a court retains sole discretion to determine the appropriateness of pretrial release and any necessary pretrial release conditions, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2019 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/8/2019 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 70 |
| 3/4/2019 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/19, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 69 |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/19, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 3/11/2019 | Senate |
• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 194 • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
