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Committee reviews SB 9 to tighten bail practice, require findings and increase transparency
Summary
Senators discussed a committee substitute to SB 9 that would require written or on‑record findings by hearing officers, transfer certain initial bond settings to elected presiding judges, expand reporting, and create an appeal route for prosecutors disputing bond amounts.
Senate Bill 9 (committee substitute) was presented to the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice as part of a multi‑bill package aimed at changing pretrial practices and increasing transparency.
Sponsor Senator Joan Huffman described SB 9 as a follow‑up to SB 6, saying it would give judges and prosecutors more information and tools to make bond decisions in serious cases. The bill would require hearing officers to make express oral or written findings of fact and conclusions of law when they issue a "no probable cause" finding; shift certain initial bond settings (for defendants on parole, defendants with two or more prior felonies, certain violent offenses, or a defendant with a concurrent immigration hold) from criminal law…
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