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Committee adopts substitute to modernize bail-bonds licensing, phases out surety bonds
Summary
The committee adopted a substitute to HB 302 that updates bail-bonds licensing: phasing out certain surety bonds, extending apprenticeship licensing from 120 to 180 days, creating a central clearinghouse for bond status, and adding sheriff and lay-citizen seats to the board; the substitute received a favorable report.
A House committee adopted a substitute to HB 302 that sponsors said updates and modernizes the licensing framework for the bail-bonds industry, phases out certain surety bonds, extends apprenticeship licensing and alters board membership.
Representative Brown, introduced as the sponsor for HB 302, said the substitute updates outdated dates and language and aims to "modernize and update the bail bonds…
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