CS/HB 731 (2016) -  Bail Bonds

General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Santiago
Bail Bonds: Revises legislative intent concerning obligations of bail bond agent; specifies that failure to appear requires bond & bonds or money deposited as bail to be forfeited; revises circumstances that require forfeiture to be discharged; revises amount of forfeiture to be remitted under different specified conditions; specifies that certain provisions concerning cancellation of bond do not apply if bond is forfeited within specified period after it has been posted; provides that original appearance bond does not guarantee placement in any court-ordered program.
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
Last Event: Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1464 Subject: Bail Bonds Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 2/5/2016 10:27:07 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 2/2/2016 4:26:18 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee Time: 02/08/2016 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/08/2016 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Regulatory Affairs Committee Time: 02/08/2016 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/05/2016 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 02/05/2016 - 10:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 02/05/2016 - 10:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/05/2016 - 10:27 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/03/2016 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 02/01/2016 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 12/10/2015 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 12/10/2015 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 12/10/2015 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 12/10/2015 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/19/2015 - 10:18 AM Member: Santiago Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
903.045 SB 1464
903.26 SB 1464
903.28 SB 1464
903.31 SB 1464