Criminal procedure; authorizing defendants to post bond in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances; effective date.
House Bill 1991 modifies criminal procedure concerning bail. It specifies that if a defendant is held in a jail in one county but has an additional request to be held from another jurisdiction within the state, they may post a bond in that other jurisdiction. Upon providing proof that the bond has been posted, the request to hold the defendant from the second jurisdiction will be released. This bill becomes effective November 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 8, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, with minor reorganization of the title page and committee report information. The substantive legal content regarding bail procedures and effective dates remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Header formatting changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated session date and page numbering.
Committee report attribution changed from 'COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY OVERSIGHT' to 'COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY' with a different date (April 8, 2025 vs March 4, 2025).
Page footers were updated to reflect Senate Floor Version branding instead of House Floor Version branding.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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