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Committee passes amended bail-bonds bill after lengthy amendment and roll-call vote
Summary
House Bill 852, a package of revisions to bail-bond procedures, was amended to remove court-record access and several extraterritorial enforcement provisions; the committee approved the amended bill on a roll-call vote, 11–9, and sent it to the House floor.
The House Business and Labor Committee voted to pass House Bill 852 after adopting a lengthy amendment that strikes multiple provisions from the original bill related to surety-bail-bond producer powers, extraterritorial apprehension, and court-record access.
Jamieson, speaking for committee staff, summarized the amendment point by point: it eliminates language allowing producers access to court records, removes extraterritorial apprehension and arrest authorities that would permit producers to pursue principals across state lines, deletes provisions that would prevent courts from scheduling status hearings to monitor fines and fees, and removes several forfeiture-notice and nationwide-warrant facilitation provisions. Jamieson said the amendment also adjusted hearing and exoneration language so surety producers retain the right to appear at redetermination hearings but not to seek full exoneration under the struck language.
Representative Nickel thanked members and noted stakeholder work on the bill; Representative Carter said he and some stakeholders believed the measure "can't be fixed" in the time available and announced he would vote no. Other members urged colleagues to support the sponsor and move the bill forward.
The committee conducted a roll-call vote after members requested one; Caitlin read the roll. The transcript records the following votes: Vice Chair Seekins Crowe — Yes; Vice Chair Lynch — No; Representative Nelson — Yes; Representative Oblander — Yes; Representative Carlin — Yes; Representative Carter — No; Representative Gist — Yes; Representative Nichol — Yes; Representative C. Fitzpatrick — No; Representative DeMaurice — No; Representative Springer — No; Representative Maness — Yes; Representative Teal — Yes; Representative Eisley — No; Representative Sechinger — No; Representative Schoemer — Yes; Representative Sullivan — No; Representative S. Fitzpatrick — Yes; Representative Lier — Yes; Chair Buttrey — No. Chair Buttrey announced the motion passed with 11 for and 9 against, and the bill will move to the House floor.
The amendment removed several enforcement and access provisions that had been raised in the hearing, and staff said those changes were made after consultation with the clerk of the Supreme Court and other stakeholders.
