Substitute for H.B. No. 5824
Session Year 2023
 


AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMEN AND SURETY BAIL BOND AGENTS.

To (1) reform the professional bail bond and surety bond system by requiring bondmen and agents establish and maintain trustee accounts and penalize failure to do so, and require the licensure authorities to audit such accounts at least annually, and (2) prohibit pretrial release based on a promise to appear in the case of a defendant charged with certain crimes.

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Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 4/25/2023Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
 4/13/2023(LCO)File Number 576
 4/13/2023House Calendar Number 347
 4/13/2023Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
 4/13/2023(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/6/2023(LCO)Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/12/23 5:00 PM
 3/28/2023(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/27/2023(JUD)Joint Favorable Substitute
 3/17/2023Public Hearing 03/22
 3/16/2023Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
 3/15/2023Drafted by Committee
 1/25/2023(JUD)Vote to Draft
 1/18/2023Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

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