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Committee defers expansion of mandatory GPS bail monitoring to summer study after implementation concerns
Summary
HB 358, a bill to require GPS monitoring for certain accused offenders, was sent to summer study after members voiced concerns about the courts' capacity to implement a broadened mandate and the need to align related GPS rules and data collection.
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted to send House Bill 358 to summer study after members raised concerns that expanding mandatory GPS monitoring to a wider set of offenses could overwhelm courts and magistrates still adjusting to recent changes.
Representative Hardaway, the bill sponsor, described HB 358 as an expansion of existing GPS‑monitoring conditions that would require a court or…
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