Requiring search warrants to be issued only on the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause made by a law enforcement officer, warrants issued for failure to appear to be provided to a compensated surety, bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and remission if the defendant is returned to custody in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making loans for certain portions of the required minimum appearance bond premium.
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Introduced
Passed Senate
Passed House
Died
Looking ahead
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History
2026
Apr 10Died in ConferenceDied
Mar 26Conference committee report now available
Mar 26Conference Committee Report agree to disagree, not adopted
2025
Mar 24Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
Mar 24Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
Mar 19Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedMajor
Vote recorded Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 19Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedMajor
Mar 19Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
Mar 19Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 88, Nay 35, Absent 2Major
Mar 13Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on JudiciaryMinor
Feb 28Withdrawn from House Committee on Judiciary; Referred to House Committee on JudiciaryMinor
Feb 25Received and IntroducedMinor
Feb 25Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile JusticeMinor
Feb 19Final Action - Passed as amendedMajor
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedPassed House
Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Upper
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
Feb 18Sen. Kellie Warren raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected; Yea 1, Nay 37
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedPassed Senate
Feb 17Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on JudiciaryMinor
Feb 4Referred to Senate Committee on JudiciaryMinor