Relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2026
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   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 18, 2026
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   Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 25, 202647–0
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   Skipped: House committeeSkipped
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 4, 202674–19
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   Done: To the GovernorMay 5, 2026
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   Done: Signed into lawJune 2, 2026

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 7

4 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

• S-5068Strike everything · filed March 5, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and changes several rules regarding bail and release. It limits release on one's own recognizance to defendants charged with nonviolent, nondrug simple or serious misdemeanors and requires judges to provide written justification if they set bail lower than the standard bond schedule. Additionally, it requires the department of corrections to verify all information in pretrial release evaluations and directs the judicial council to update the bond schedule for inflation by July 1, 2027.
  Adopted
  April 7, 2026
• H-8133 · filed March 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that allows counties to apply for money from the taxpayer relief fund to cover any extra costs they have from following this law. It also changes the bill's title to show that it includes making these money appropriations.
  Ruled out of order
  March 4, 2026
• H-8132 · filed March 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds rules regarding collective bargaining for county jail employees and changes which board handles employment appeals. It also updates the bill's title to include these changes about jail employee bargaining.
  Ruled out of order
  March 4, 2026
• H-8128Strike everything · filed March 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and limits release on one's own recognizance to defendants charged with nonviolent, nondrug simple or serious misdemeanors. It also requires magistrates to provide written justification if they set bail lower than the uniform bond schedule or deviate from it. Additionally, it requires the judicial council to update the bond schedule for inflation by July 1, 2027, and mandates that department of corrections evaluators verify all information in pretrial release evaluations.
  Adopted
  March 4, 2026
• H-8127Strike everything · filed March 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and establishes minimum bond amounts for certain class “A” and forcible felonies. It requires judges to consider the danger a defendant poses to people or property and mandates that the bond schedule be adjusted annually for inflation. Additionally, it requires the Department of Corrections to verify all information in pretrial release evaluations before providing them to a magistrate.

  Amends this HF 2505 to CONFORM to SF 2399
  Adopted
  March 4, 2026
• H-8111 · filed March 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the title of the bill to include jails and lowers the required voter approval from sixty percent to over fifty percent for propositions to issue bonds for building, renovating, or expanding a jail.
  Ruled out of order
  March 4, 2026
• S-5034 · filed February 25, 2026 by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)

  AI summary This amendment requires judges to provide a written explanation if they set bail lower than the required minimum amounts and mandates that the bond schedule be updated annually for inflation. It also requires the department of corrections to verify all information in a pretrial release evaluation before giving it to a magistrate.
  Adopted
  February 25, 2026