CS/SB 600: Bail Bonds
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Truenow
Bail Bonds; Decreasing the duration of in-person classroom-instruction basic certification courses required to be considered for approval and certification as an approved limited surety agent and professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; prohibiting bail bond agents and agencies from soliciting certain persons; requiring, rather than authorizing, that any monetary or cash component of any form of pretrial release be met by specified means; requiring that, upon a court’s entry of an order to revoke pretrial release and order pretrial detention in certain circumstances, the clerk of the court discharge any bond previously posted as a condition of pretrial release without further order of the court, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/4/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/4/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/19/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/2/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/4/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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CS/SB 600, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2026 at 2:40 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1017 (c1) Bail Bonds Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda 
Citations - Statutes (24)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 626.2816 Regulation of continuing education for licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups. Page 36 (pdf) 648.25 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf) 648.386 Qualifications for prelicensing and continuing education schools and instructors. Page 6 (pdf) 648.44 Prohibitions; penalty. Page 7 (pdf) 648.45 Actions against a licensee; suspension or revocation of eligibility to hold a license. Page 36 (pdf) 903.011 Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform bond schedule. Page 9 (pdf) 903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 9 (pdf) 903.047 Conditions of pretrial release. Page 37 (pdf) 903.0471 Violation of condition of pretrial release. Page 10 (pdf) 903.05 Qualification of sureties. Page 10 (pdf) 903.08 Sufficiency of sureties. Page 10 (pdf) 903.09 Justification of sureties. Page 11 (pdf) 903.101 Sureties; licensed persons; to have equal access. Page 11 (pdf) 903.16 Deposit of money or bonds as bail. Page 11 (pdf) 903.17 Substitution of cash bail for other bail. Page 12 (pdf) 903.21 Method of surrender; exoneration of obligors. Page 12 (pdf) 903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 13 (pdf) 903.27 Forfeiture to judgment. Page 18 (pdf) 903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 22 (pdf) 903.286 Return of cash bond; requirement to withhold unpaid fines, fees, court costs; cash bond forms. Page 38 (pdf) 903.29 Arrest of principal by surety after forfeiture. Page 29 (pdf) 903.31 Canceling the bond. Page 29 (pdf) 903.36 Guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail. Page 30 (pdf) 907.041 Pretrial detention and release. Page 30 (pdf) -
SB 600, Original Filed Version Posted 11/19/2025 at 3:28 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1017 (c1) Bail Bonds Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 468096 - Amendment
Delete lines 153 - 849 and insert:Criminal Justice
(Truenow)1/30/2026
3:16 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/2/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/2/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (24)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 626.2816 Regulation of continuing education for licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups. Page 36 (pdf) 648.25 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf) 648.386 Qualifications for prelicensing and continuing education schools and instructors. Page 6 (pdf) 648.44 Prohibitions; penalty. Page 7 (pdf) 648.45 Actions against a licensee; suspension or revocation of eligibility to hold a license. Page 35 (pdf) 903.011 Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform bond schedule. Page 9 (pdf) 903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 9 (pdf) 903.047 Conditions of pretrial release. Page 36 (pdf) 903.0471 Violation of condition of pretrial release. Page 10 (pdf) 903.05 Qualification of sureties. Page 10 (pdf) 903.08 Sufficiency of sureties. Page 10 (pdf) 903.09 Justification of sureties. Page 10 (pdf) 903.101 Sureties; licensed persons; to have equal access. Page 11 (pdf) 903.16 Deposit of money or bonds as bail. Page 11 (pdf) 903.17 Substitution of cash bail for other bail. Page 12 (pdf) 903.21 Method of surrender; exoneration of obligors. Page 12 (pdf) 903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 13 (pdf) 903.27 Forfeiture to judgment. Page 18 (pdf) 903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 22 (pdf) 903.286 Return of cash bond; requirement to withhold unpaid fines, fees, court costs; cash bond forms. Page 38 (pdf) 903.29 Arrest of principal by surety after forfeiture. Page 28 (pdf) 903.31 Canceling the bond. Page 28 (pdf) 903.36 Guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail. Page 29 (pdf) 907.041 Pretrial detention and release. Page 29 (pdf)