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Committee amends bail bill for crimes against minors, raising statutory minimum to $1 million
Summary
Representative Carpenter's HB 276, which proposed a minimum initial bail for enumerated offenses against minors, was amended in committee to raise the statutory minimum from $50,000 to $1,000,000 for qualifying offenses; the measure was reported favorably as amended after debate on judicial discretion and constitutionality.
Representative Carpenter presented House Bill 2 76 as a statewide minimum-bail schedule for certain offenses committed against victims under 18, saying the bill would "require all district courts with criminal jurisdiction to set an initial bail amount of no less than $50,000" for enumerated offenses. The author emphasized that courts must still consider Code of Criminal Procedure Article 316 factors, including seriousness of the offense and…
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