Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary and authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Jul 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 8, 2021
Last action Jul 16, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jul 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jul 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Jul 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Jul 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Jul 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
Jul 8, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Charles Perry
RRepublican
Co
DB
Dawn Buckingham
RRepublican
Co
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
Co
JN
Jane Nelson
RRepublican
Co
KS
Kel Seliger
RRepublican
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
Co
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
Co
Robert Nichols
RRepublican
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