BAIL: (Constitutional Amendment) Restricts post-conviction bail for certain offenders (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
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History
2026
May 21Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.Latest
May 21Becomes Act No. 271.Major
May 21Effective date: See Act.
May 18Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
May 18Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.To Governor
May 18Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 13Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#866). Result: pass.Upper
May 7Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
May 6Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 5Rules suspended. Reported favorably.Minor
Apr 22Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Minor
Apr 21Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
Apr 20Called from the calendar.
Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#597). Result: pass.Lower
Apr 20Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
Apr 13Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Apr 13Notice given.
Apr 13Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
Apr 9Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
Apr 8Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
Apr 7Reported with amendments (8-0).Minor
Mar 26Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Mar 25Reported favorably (11-0. To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.Minor
Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
Jan 30Prefiled.Minor
Jan 30Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
Jan 30First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/30/2026.Introduced