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House rejects bail bond overhaul after compromise amendment; concerns persist over automatic exoneration
Summary
House Bill 370, which would have tightened bail bond licensing and clarified exoneration timing, failed in the House 36‑37 after members passed a compromise amendment extending automatic exoneration language and clarifying procedures with courts and bail bondsmen.
House Bill 370, a package of bail bond amendments, was debated on the House floor on March 4, 2011. Representative Hughes presented the bill, which the Business and Labor Committee had reported 10‑1‑3 in favor, describing requirements for bail bond license training and continuing education, a directive that failure‑to‑appear be issued at the first applicable instance, notice requirements to sureties, clarified bond duration, and a prohibition on…
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