Bill Tracker

Federal Legislation

• Justice Integrity Act of 2009 (H.R. 1412) Introduced on 3/10/2009.
  STATUS: 4/27/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  Bill Text - Related Bill: S.495 - Additional Information

• National Commission on Criminal Justice Act of 2009 (S. 714) Introduced on 3/26/2009.
  STATUS: 1/21/2010 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  Bill Text - Additional Information - Senator Webb's webpage

• Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act (H.R.2138) Introduced on 4/28/2009.
  STATUS: 5/26/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
  Bill Text - Related Bill: S.902 - Additional Information

• Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act/Youth PROMISE Act (H.R.1064) Introduced on 2/13/2009.
  STATUS: 12/2/2009 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 14.
  Bill Text - Related Bill: S.435 - Additional Information 

State Legislation

Connecticut

• Substitute for Raised H.B. No. 6354 Introduced on 2-4-2009. An Act to improve the regulation of surety bail bond agents in this state.
  Status: Tabled for Calendar on 4-14-2009.
  Bill Text - Additional Information

Florida

• Pretrial Detention and Release (S782) introduced on 11-19-2009. Requires all pretrial release programs established by ordinance of a county commission or by administrative order of a court to facilitate the release of defendants from pretrial custody to conform to the policies and restrictions established in the act. Requires that the defendant meet certain specified criteria in order to be eligible for pretrial release.
  Status: Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations on 12-17-2010.
  Bill Text 

Missouri

• Citizens Right To Know Act of 2007 (House Bill 858) Introduced on 2-14-2007. Establishes the Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2007 which requires the registry of certain information regarding defendants recommended for an unsecured release.
  Status: Defeated in Committee
  Bill Text 

North Carolina

• Study Post‑Conviction/Post‑Release Bond (House Bill 1338) Introduced on 4-8-2009. The Act would establish a legislative committee to study the feasibility of reducing prison overcrowding through a post‑conviction and post‑release bond program that would allow bail bondsmen to bond out prisoners who have completed the major portions of their active sentences. 
  Status: Re-Referred to Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations on 05/07/2009
  Bill Text – Additional Information

• Citizen's Right to Know Act/Pretrial Release (Senate Bill 1013) Introduced on 3-25-2009.
  Status: Defeated in Committee
  Bill Text 

Oregon

• House Bill 2682 Introduced on 2-17-2009. The Act would establish a committee to examine the impact of re-instating commercial security release and adopting rules establishing a commercial surety licensing program.
  Status: Signed and Effective July 1, 2009
  Bill Text   

Virginia

• HB 728 Conditions of release; person arrested for felony released to pretrial services agency if indigent. Introduced on 1-12-2010.
  Status: Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice on 2-17-2010.
  Bill Text - Additional Information
  
• Citizens' Right to Know: Pretrial Release Act (HB 2650) Introduced on 1-23-2009. Requires all pretrial services agencies in the Commonwealth to keep detailed records of its recommendations and case records for each defendant for whom it recommends pretrial release or for whom it does not recommend pretrial release, which records shall be open to the public. 
  Status: Failed
  Bill Text - Impact Statement