CHAPTER NUMBER: 305 
File Code: Public Safety
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 497  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
The President (Administration) and
 Senators Green, Ferguson, Kelley, Stone, and
 Madden
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release
 
Prohibiting the pretrial release of a defendant charged with a violent
crime if the defendant was found guilty of another violent crime; and
clarifying that a judge may allow pretrial release on either bail,
specified conditions, or both bail and specified conditions.
Senate Action
- 1/17
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 1/22
 - Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/11
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/12
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/14
 - Third Reading Passed (41-0)
 - 4/6
 - Senate Concur - House Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 - 5/8
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 305
 
House Action
- 2/17
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/18
 - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/5
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order later today (Delegate Doory) Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/2
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - President of the Senate
 - Administration
 - Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
 - Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - BAIL
 - COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
 - DISTRICT COURTS
 - JUDGES
 - PRETRIAL DETENTION OR RELEASE
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 - Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
 - (
 616 1/2 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 768648/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 12, 1997  at: 10:39
 Status: Adopted         
 - House 
 - Number: 891285/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1997      at: 12:21
 Status: Adopted