Bail; prohibiting bail on appeal for certain offenses; effective date.
HB 1066 prohibits defendants from obtaining bail while appealing a conviction for 14 specific serious offenses, including murder, rape, robbery with weapons, drug trafficking, and crimes involving firearms or prior felony convictions. It directly affects individuals convicted of these offenses who seek to appeal their sentences. For all other felony cases, courts retain discretion to grant bail on appeal but must state their reasoning in writing. The law takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 21, 2025
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What changed between versions
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MINOR
The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate version, updating the header, committee report details, and page numbers. The substantive text of the bill, which restricts bail on appeal for specific serious offenses, remains unchanged.
Scope change
None; the scope and applicability of the bill are identical in both versions.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document header to reflect the Senate Floor Version and changed the effective date in the header from the 1st Session to April 22, 2025.
Changed the committee report attribution from the 'Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight' to the 'Committee on Judiciary' and updated the date to April 22, 2025.
Adjusted page numbering and footer text to match the Senate Floor Version format.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Feb 27, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Apr 29, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
7
May 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/21/2025
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 75 Nays: 14
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 4, 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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