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2022 SESSION
SB 475 Court appearance of a person not free on bail; changes to provisions regarding bail hearings, etc.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
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 be provided with adequate time to confer with the accused prior to any bail 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 October 1, 2022, 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, 2023.
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- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101039D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/31/22 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
- 02/07/22 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/22 Senate: Continued to 2023 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)