Relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2025
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 19, 2025
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 546
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

AI summary People arrested for certain serious crimes, such as attempted murder or assault with a weapon, would face a minimum bond of at least $100,000. Judges would not be allowed to use standard, lower bond schedules for these specific offenses or for forcible felonies. This change ensures that the starting amount for release is much higher for these types of arrests.¹

Full bill text²

House subcommittee

Named February 5, 2025. On February 12, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Mike Vondran REmail
• Rep. Daniel Gosa DEmail
• Rep. Steven C. Holt REmail

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Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

• HF 2038 Relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses
  90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2555 · same title
  Cleared committee
• HF 2555 Relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses
  90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
  Cleared committee

Matched by wording or an identical title.