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HB 2396 Surety on a bond; discharge from liability, magistrates.

Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Surety on a bond; discharge from liability; magistrates. Allows a bail bondsman or his licensed bail enforcement agent to request the issuance of a capias for the arrest of his principal from a magistrate, which capias may be executed by the bondsman, his agent, or a law-enforcement officer. Currently, a bondsman can request the issuance of a capias only from the court or clerk thereof. The bill also requires a magistrate who issues a capias to transmit a copy of the capias to the court before which such principal's appearance is required by the close of business on the next day that the court is open.

FULL TEXT

• 01/27/15  House: Presented and ordered printed 15104343D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2396ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0622)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/27/15  House: Unanimous consent to introduce
• 01/27/15  House: Presented and ordered printed 15104343D
• 01/27/15  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/15  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/04/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/15  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/15  House: Read first time
• 02/09/15  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/10/15  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/15  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/15  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 02/24/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/15  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/24/15  Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (37-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/15  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/25/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/15  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/25/15  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/25/15  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/25/15  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 4-N)
• 02/25/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/26/15  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/15  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/15  House: Enrolled
• 03/06/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2396ER)
• 03/06/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/10/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
• 03/10/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/26/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 622 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/26/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0622)