Bill:  SB 6 
Legislative Session: 87(2) Council Document: 87S2 379 LHC-D
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Last Action:09/17/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to rules for setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of information pertaining to bail bonds.
Author:Huffman
Coauthor:Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | Hinojosa | Hughes | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Nichols | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Springer | Taylor
Sponsor:Smith | Cook | Harless | Kacal
Cosponsor:Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Burns | Button | Dean | Geren | Harris | Hefner | Holland | Huberty | Hull | Hunter | Jetton | King, Phil | Klick | Krause | Kuempel | Larson | Leach | Leman | Lozano | Metcalf | Meyer | Middleton | Morrison | Murphy | Noble | Oliverson | Paddie | Parker | Patterson | Paul | Price | Raney | Rogers | Sanford | Shine | Slawson | Spiller | Stephenson | Stucky | Swanson | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | Toth | VanDeaver | Vasut | White | Wilson
Subjects:Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations (I0055)
Courts--Judges (I0140)
Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release (I0202)
DAMON ALLEN ACT (P0725)
CRIMINAL RECORDS (S0008)
JAILERS & PRISON GUARDS (S0341)
MAGISTRATES (S1592)
PEACE OFFICERS (S0007)
SHERIFFS (S1013)
COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF (V8690)
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
Companion:HB 12 by Smith, Identical
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation for SJR 3.
Remarks:This Act takes effect January 1, 2022, except Sections 4, 6, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 and Articles 17.021, 17.024, 17.15(a), and 17.15(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added or amended by this Act, take effect December 2, 2021; Section 7 and Article 17.15(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, have no effect.
Senate Committee:Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=5   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 See remarks for effective date      09/17/2021    
 Signed by the Governor      09/17/2021     280
 Sent to the Governor      09/01/2021     246
 Signed in the House      09/01/2021     358
 Signed in the Senate      09/01/2021     236
 Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      09/01/2021     359
 Reported enrolled      08/31/2021     225
 Statement(s) submitted      08/31/2021     217
 Record vote      08/31/2021     217
 Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      08/31/2021     217
 Read      08/31/2021     217
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      08/31/2021     197
 Co-author authorized      08/31/2021     223
 House passage as amended reported      08/30/2021     184
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/30/2021     288
 Record vote   RV#97   08/30/2021     288
 Passed as amended      08/30/2021     288
 Amended   1-Moody   08/30/2021     288
 Read 3rd time      08/30/2021     287
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      08/27/2021     265
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/27/2021     264
 Record vote   RV#91   08/27/2021     264
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      08/27/2021     264
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/27/2021     263
 Record vote   RV#90   08/27/2021     263
 Amendment fails of adoption   9-C. Turner   08/27/2021     263
 Amended   8-Clardy   08/27/2021     256
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/27/2021     256
 Record vote   RV#89   08/27/2021     255
 Amendment fails of adoption   7-Moody   08/27/2021     252
 Amended   6-A. Johnson   08/27/2021     252
 Amendment fails of adoption   5-A. Johnson   08/27/2021     248
 Amended   4-Smith   08/27/2021     248
 Amended   3-Smith   08/27/2021     248
 Amendment adopted as amended   1-Smith   08/27/2021     248
 Amendment amended   2-Moody   08/27/2021     248
 Amendment(s) offered   1-Smith   08/27/2021     245
 Laid out as postponed business      08/27/2021     245
 Postponed   8/27/21 8:30 PM   08/27/2021     237
 Read 2nd time      08/27/2021     236
 Placed on General State Calendar      08/27/2021    
 Considered in Calendars      08/26/2021    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      08/26/2021    
 Committee report distributed      08/25/2021   04:16 PM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      08/25/2021     184
 Reported favorably as substituted      08/23/2021    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      08/23/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      08/23/2021    
 Left pending in committee      08/21/2021    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      08/21/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      08/21/2021    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/21/2021    
 Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies      08/19/2021   06:18 PM  41
 Read first time      08/19/2021     41
 Received from the Senate      08/19/2021     42
 Reported engrossed      08/09/2021     30
 Record vote      08/09/2021     25
 Passed      08/09/2021     25
 Read 3rd time      08/09/2021     25
 Record vote      08/09/2021     24
 Three day rule suspended      08/09/2021     24
 Vote recorded in Journal      08/09/2021     24
 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      08/09/2021     24
 Vote recorded in Journal      08/09/2021     24
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      08/09/2021     24
 Co-author authorized      08/09/2021     29
 Committee report printed and distributed      08/07/2021   05:46 PM 
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      08/07/2021     19
 Testimony taken in committee      08/07/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      08/07/2021    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/07/2021    
 Posting rule suspended      08/07/2021     18
 Record vote      08/07/2021     7
 Rules suspended      08/07/2021     7
 Referred to Jurisprudence      08/07/2021     5
 Read first time      08/07/2021     5
 Co-author authorized      08/07/2021     18
 Filed      08/07/2021    
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      08/07/2021