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SB1538 SD1

Measure Title:	RELATING TO BAIL.
Report Title:	Bail; Reasonable Amounts; Financial Circumstances
Description:	Requires bail to be set in reasonable amounts based upon all available information, including the alleged offense, possible punishment upon conviction, and the offender's financial ability to afford bail. Repeals the requirement of an officer letting to bail to consider the punishment to be inflicted on conviction and the pecuniary circumstances of the party accused. Allows pretrial service officers to access other state agencies' data on an offender's wages and tax information for the limited purpose of determining an appropriate bail amount. (SD1)
Companion:
Package:	None
Current Referral:	PSM, JDC
Introducer(s):	NISHIHARA, BAKER, INOUYE, Kanuha
Act:

Sort by Date		Status Text
2/15/2019	S	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
2/15/2019	S	Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 436) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2/5/2019	S	The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Harimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/1/2019	S	The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.
1/28/2019	S	Referred to PSM, JDC.
1/28/2019	S	Passed First Reading.
1/24/2019	S	Introduced.

S = Senate | H = House | D = Data Systems | $ = Appropriation measure | ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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