HB2217
Person not free on bail; court appearance.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Court appearance of a person not free on bail.
Makes various changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, including (i) the appointment of counsel for the accused, (ii) the information provided to counsel for the accused, (iii) a requirement that counsel for the accused, when practicable, be provided with adequate time to confer with the accused prior to any bail ... (More) hearing, and (iv) the compensation of counsel for the accused. Effective in due course, the bill provides that the chief judge in each circuit shall create a plan to be completed by November 1, 2025, that establishes the means by which the jurisdiction will meet these requirements. The remainder of the bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104476D
- 01/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/18/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/20/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105482D-H1
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/28/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2217)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/29/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 01/29/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
