Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Bail [HB-1356]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant on personal recognizance or unsecured bail under certain circumstances; and authorizing a judge to authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant on secured bail bond and certain conditions.
Relating To Pretrial Release. [HB-127]
Requires bail to be set in an amount that the defendant can afford based on certain factors. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
HR-243: Directs the La. State Law Institute to study provisions relative to physical or sexual abuse of a minor and consider requiring a seventy-two hour hold for offenders
Sponsored by: Rep. Alonzo Knox
Taken By The Clerk Of The House And Presented To The Secretary Of State In Accordance With The Rules Of The House. on 05/31/2024
You have voted HR-243: Directs the La. State Law Institute to study provisions relative to physical or sexual abuse of a minor and consider requiring a seventy-two hour hold for offenders.
HR-191: Requests the La. State Law Institute to study the feasibility of statewide bail schedules
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Bayham
Taken By The Clerk Of The House And Presented To The Secretary Of State In Accordance With The Rules Of The House. on 05/31/2024
Relating To Criminal Pretrial Reform. [SB-350]
Eliminates the use of monetary bail and requires defendants to be released on their own recognizance for traffic offenses; violations; and nonviolent petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and nonviolent class C felony offenses, with certain exceptions.
SB-350: Relating To Criminal Pretrial Reform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karl Rhoads
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
Relating To Bail. [HB-1279]
Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a person charged with a crime is entitled to unconditional release. Requires the court to consider conditioning pre-trial release on nonfinancial conditions before ordering bail if unconditional release is inappropriate.
HB-1279: Relating To Bail.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023