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CS/CS/SB 600: Bail Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Truenow

Bail Bonds; Decreasing the duration of in-person classroom-instruction basic certification courses required to be considered for approval and certification as an approved limited surety agent and professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; requiring, rather than authorizing, that any monetary or cash component of any form of pretrial release be met by specified means; requiring the clerk of the court, upon the court’s entry of an order to revoke pretrial release and order pretrial detention in certain circumstances, to discharge any bond previously posted as a condition of pretrial release without further order of the court; requiring that a signed certification containing certain information must accompany or be included on a specified notice, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/19/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/2/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    2/4/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    2/13/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/18/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    2/19/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time

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  • CS/CS/SB 600, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2026 at 10:48 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1017 (c2) Bail Bonds Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/11/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (23)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    626.2816 Regulation of continuing education for licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups. Page 34 (pdf)
    648.25 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    648.386 Qualifications for prelicensing and continuing education schools and instructors. Page 6 (pdf)
    648.44 Prohibitions; penalty. Page 6 (pdf)
    903.011 Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform bond schedule. Page 7 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 8 (pdf)
    903.047 Conditions of pretrial release. Page 35 (pdf)
    903.0471 Violation of condition of pretrial release. Page 9 (pdf)
    903.05 Qualification of sureties. Page 9 (pdf)
    903.08 Sufficiency of sureties. Page 9 (pdf)
    903.09 Justification of sureties. Page 9 (pdf)
    903.101 Sureties; licensed persons; to have equal access. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.16 Deposit of money or bonds as bail. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.17 Substitution of cash bail for other bail. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.21 Method of surrender; exoneration of obligors. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 12 (pdf)
    903.27 Forfeiture to judgment. Page 17 (pdf)
    903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 20 (pdf)
    903.286 Return of cash bond; requirement to withhold unpaid fines, fees, court costs; cash bond forms. Page 36 (pdf)
    903.29 Arrest of principal by surety after forfeiture. Page 27 (pdf)
    903.31 Canceling the bond. Page 27 (pdf)
    903.36 Guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail. Page 29 (pdf)
    907.041 Pretrial detention and release. Page 29 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 600, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/4/2026 at 2:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/16/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1017 (c2) Bail Bonds Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/11/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    121426 - Amendment
    Delete lines 178 - 1029 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Truenow)     		2/17/2026
    10:32 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/18/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 326438 - Amendment to Amendment (121426)
    Delete lines 256 - 257 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Truenow)     		2/17/2026
    4:53 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/18/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/18/2026 10:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (24)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    626.2816 Regulation of continuing education for licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups. Page 36 (pdf)
    648.25 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    648.386 Qualifications for prelicensing and continuing education schools and instructors. Page 6 (pdf)
    648.44 Prohibitions; penalty. Page 7 (pdf)
    648.45 Actions against a licensee; suspension or revocation of eligibility to hold a license. Page 36 (pdf)
    903.011 Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform bond schedule. Page 9 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 9 (pdf)
    903.047 Conditions of pretrial release. Page 37 (pdf)
    903.0471 Violation of condition of pretrial release. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.05 Qualification of sureties. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.08 Sufficiency of sureties. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.09 Justification of sureties. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.101 Sureties; licensed persons; to have equal access. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.16 Deposit of money or bonds as bail. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.17 Substitution of cash bail for other bail. Page 12 (pdf)
    903.21 Method of surrender; exoneration of obligors. Page 12 (pdf)
    903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 13 (pdf)
    903.27 Forfeiture to judgment. Page 18 (pdf)
    903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 22 (pdf)
    903.286 Return of cash bond; requirement to withhold unpaid fines, fees, court costs; cash bond forms. Page 38 (pdf)
    903.29 Arrest of principal by surety after forfeiture. Page 29 (pdf)
    903.31 Canceling the bond. Page 29 (pdf)
    903.36 Guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail. Page 30 (pdf)
    907.041 Pretrial detention and release. Page 30 (pdf)

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  • SB 600, Original Filed Version Posted 11/19/2025 at 3:28 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1017 (c1) Bail Bonds Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/11/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    468096 - Amendment
    Delete lines 153 - 849 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Truenow)     		1/30/2026
    3:16 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/2/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (24)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    626.2816 Regulation of continuing education for licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups. Page 36 (pdf)
    648.25 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    648.386 Qualifications for prelicensing and continuing education schools and instructors. Page 6 (pdf)
    648.44 Prohibitions; penalty. Page 7 (pdf)
    648.45 Actions against a licensee; suspension or revocation of eligibility to hold a license. Page 35 (pdf)
    903.011 Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform bond schedule. Page 9 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 9 (pdf)
    903.047 Conditions of pretrial release. Page 36 (pdf)
    903.0471 Violation of condition of pretrial release. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.05 Qualification of sureties. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.08 Sufficiency of sureties. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.09 Justification of sureties. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.101 Sureties; licensed persons; to have equal access. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.16 Deposit of money or bonds as bail. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.17 Substitution of cash bail for other bail. Page 12 (pdf)
    903.21 Method of surrender; exoneration of obligors. Page 12 (pdf)
    903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 13 (pdf)
    903.27 Forfeiture to judgment. Page 18 (pdf)
    903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 22 (pdf)
    903.286 Return of cash bond; requirement to withhold unpaid fines, fees, court costs; cash bond forms. Page 38 (pdf)
    903.29 Arrest of principal by surety after forfeiture. Page 28 (pdf)
    903.31 Canceling the bond. Page 28 (pdf)
    903.36 Guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail. Page 29 (pdf)
    907.041 Pretrial detention and release. Page 29 (pdf)

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