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SB 21, 87th R.S.
Relating to rules for fixing the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a bail bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds.

Last action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

Author: Joan Huffman
Coauthor: Paul Bettencourt | Jane Nelson

Companion:

HB 20 (Similar)

Bill Analyses:
Introduced (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (Senate Research Center)

Subjects:
Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations
CONTINUING EDUCATION
COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF
Courts--Judges
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
CRIMINAL RECORDS
MAGISTRATES
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

House Committee: Criminal Jurisprudence (Nicole Collier, Keith Bell, Jeff Cason, David Cook, Jasmine Crockett, Gina Hinojosa, Ann Johnson, Andrew Murr, Cody Vasut)
Senate Committee: Jurisprudence (Joan Huffman, Brandon Creighton, Juan Hinojosa, Bryan Hughes, Nathan Johnson)
Minutes: March 18 2021 | April 1 2021

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