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SJR 3, 87th 1st C.S.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary and authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons.

Last action: Co-author authorized

Author: Joan Huffman
Coauthor: Paul Bettencourt | Dawn Buckingham | Donna Campbell | Brandon Creighton | Lois Kolkhorst | Jane Nelson | Robert Nichols | Angela Paxton | Charles Perry | Kel Seliger

Companion:

HJR 1 (Identical)

Enabling legislation: SB 6

Subjects:
Courts--Judges
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
MAGISTRATES
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

Senate Committee: Jurisprudence (Joan Huffman, Brandon Creighton, Juan Hinojosa, Bryan Hughes, Nathan Johnson)

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