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House adopts Judiciary Committee amendment to H.409 to fix bail‑cap language, create prosecutor appeal for bail revocation
Summary
The House adopted a strike‑all amendment to H.409 that (1) corrects bail‑cap language so certain misdemeanors retain a $200 cap after being designated sealable and (2) creates a process allowing prosecutors to appeal a denied bail revocation motion; third reading was ordered by voice vote.
Representative Goodnow, speaking for the House Judiciary Committee, presented the committee’s strike‑all amendment to H.409 and summarized its two main purposes.
Goodnow said the bill makes a technical fix to the bail statute so that misdemeanors the Legislature now lists as ‘sealable’ (rather than ‘expungable’) continue to have a $200 bail cap. “We neglected to change the corresponding language in the bail statute and this technical correction ensures that bail cap…
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