Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.

SJR 44 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense

Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.
SJR-44


About SJR-44

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.

  

Bill Texts

Comm Sub 05/18/2023

Engrossed 03/20/2023

Comm Sub 03/10/2023

Introduced 02/13/2023

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Read 3rd time

03/20/2023

Yeas: 31 | Nays: 0
Three day rule suspended

03/20/2023

Yeas: 0 | Nays: 1
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03/20/2023

Yeas: 0 | Nays: 1
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History

Postponed 9/1/23 10:00 Am

05/23/2023

Read 2nd Time

05/23/2023

Placed On Constitutional Amendments Calendar

05/23/2023

Considered In Calendars

05/21/2023

Corrected Committee Report Sent To Calendars

05/21/2023

Corrected Comm. Report Distributed

05/21/2023

Corrected Com Rept Filed W/ Comte Coordinator

05/20/2023

Committee Report Sent To Calendars

05/19/2023

Committee Report Distributed

05/18/2023

Comte Report Filed With Committee Coordinator

05/18/2023

Reported Favorably As Substituted

05/15/2023

Considered In Formal Meeting

05/15/2023

Committee Substitute Considered In Committee

05/15/2023

Left Pending In Committee

04/25/2023

Testimony Taken/registration(s) Recorded In Committee

04/25/2023

Committee Substitute Considered In Committee

04/25/2023

Considered In Public Hearing

04/25/2023

Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . .

04/25/2023

Referred To Criminal Jurisprudence

04/10/2023

Read First Time

04/10/2023

Received From The Senate

03/21/2023

Reported Engrossed

03/20/2023

Passed

03/20/2023

Read 3rd Time

03/20/2023

Three Day Rule Suspended

03/20/2023

Vote Recorded In Journal

03/20/2023

Read 2nd Time & Passed To Engrossment

03/20/2023

Record Vote

03/20/2023

Rules Suspended-regular Order Of Business

03/20/2023

Co-author Authorized

03/20/2023

Co-author Authorized

03/16/2023

Placed On Intent Calendar

03/16/2023

Committee Report Printed And Distributed

03/09/2023

Reported Favorably W/o Amendments

03/09/2023

Vote Taken In Committee

03/07/2023

Testimony Taken In Committee

03/07/2023

Considered In Public Hearing

03/07/2023

Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . .

03/07/2023

Meeting Cancelled

03/01/2023

Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . .

03/01/2023

Referred To Criminal Justice

02/22/2023

Read First Time

02/22/2023

Received By The Secretary Of The Senate

02/13/2023

Filed

02/13/2023