Relating to rules for setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Aug 2021
Senate Passage
Aug 2021
House Passage
Aug 2021
Governor
Introduced Aug 7, 2021
Last action Sep 1, 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
64
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
9
Sep 1, 2021
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
Aug 31, 2021
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
Aug 31, 2021
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
Aug 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted as amended
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Amended
Amendment amended
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Aug 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Aug 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Aug 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Aug 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Aug 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Aug 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Aug 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Aug 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Aug 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Aug 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
Aug 7, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
5 primary · 67 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Cook
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
KK
Kyle Kacal
RRepublican
P
RS
Reggie Smith
RRepublican
P
Sam Harless
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
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