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CS/CS/SB 680: Bail Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Judiciary ; Baxley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Bail Bonds; Revising legislative intent concerning the obligations of a bail bond agent; prohibiting a person or entity that charges a fee for facilitating the release of a defendant through the posting of a cash bond from using the term “bail” in advertisements and printed materials posted in a jail; revising the circumstances under which a surety bond deposited as bail must be forfeited, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/2/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 361 (Ch. 2017-168) -SJ 664
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/3/2017 Senate • Filed
    2/16/2017 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 87
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 87
    3/17/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/22/2017 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 244
    3/23/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 248
    3/28/2017 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 244
    3/29/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/03/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/3/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 299
    4/5/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 301
    4/6/2017 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 299
    4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/17/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/17/2017 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
    • Now in Rules -SJ 424
    4/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/28/17, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/28/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 562
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 562
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/17
    5/1/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 585
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/2/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 664
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 361 -SJ 664
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 361 (Ch. 2017-168) -SJ 664

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  • CS/CS/SB 680, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/5/2017 at 12:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2017 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/27/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/28/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 361 (er) Bail Bonds Santiago Similar Last Action: 6/27/2017 Chapter No. 2017-168

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/17/2017 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2017 10:30 AM Rules 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    903.045 Nature of criminal surety bail bonds. Page 2 (pdf)
    903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 2 (pdf)
    903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 5 (pdf)
    903.31 Canceling the bond. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 680, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/23/2017 at 1:19 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2017 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 361 (c1) Bail Bonds Santiago Similar Last Action: 6/27/2017 Chapter No. 2017-168

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    751988 - Amendment
    Delete lines 34 - 38 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Baxley)
    3/31/2017
    3:44 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2017
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 932932 - Amendment to Amendment (751988)
    Delete line 5 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Baxley)
    4/3/2017
    1:43 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2017
    Web Page
    PDF
    204770 - Amendment
    Delete lines 111 - 116 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Baxley)
    3/31/2017
    3:19 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/3/2017 4:00 PM Banking and Insurance 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    903.045 Nature of criminal surety bail bonds. Page 1 (pdf)
    903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 2 (pdf)
    903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 5 (pdf)
    903.31 Canceling the bond. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 680, Original Filed Version Posted 2/3/2017 at 1:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/21/2017 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 361 (c1) Bail Bonds Santiago Similar Last Action: 6/27/2017 Chapter No. 2017-168

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    725954 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Baxley)
    3/21/2017
    3:34 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/23/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/22/2017 4:00 PM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    903.045 Nature of criminal surety bail bonds. Page 1 (pdf)
    903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 2 (pdf)
    903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 5 (pdf)
    903.31 Canceling the bond. Page 8 (pdf)

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