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1997 SESSION

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HB 1044 Denial of bail.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Bail; sex offenders. Creates a rebuttable presumption that persons charged with specified felony sex offenses ( those for which life imprisonment may be imposed upon a second conviction) who the magistrate finds have been previously convicted of one of those specified offenses is not a proper person to be admitted to bail.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 961621761  pdf
• 12/23/96  House: Introduced bill reprinted 961621761  pdf
• 12/26/96  House: Committee substitute printed 974183485-H1  pdf
• 02/10/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1044ER)  pdf
• 03/20/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 961621761
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/25/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/11/96  House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (19-Y 3-N)
• 12/20/96  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 12/23/96  House: Introduced bill reprinted 961621761
• 12/26/96  House: Committee substitute printed 974183485-H1
• 01/09/97  House: Read first time
• 01/10/97  House: Read second time
• 01/10/97  House: Committee substitute agreed to 974183485-H1
• 01/10/97  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 974183485-H1
• 01/13/97  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/13/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 01/13/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/14/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/14/97  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/05/97  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/07/97  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1044ER)
• 02/18/97  House: Enrolled
• 02/18/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/19/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/18/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 476 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/20/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476)