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
