AL SB213 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 7 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-07 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 7 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-07 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Relating to the Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993; to amend Sections 15-13-107, 15-13-111, 15-13-114, 15-13-118, 15-13-125, 15-13-128, 15-13-131, 15-13-132, 15-13-134, 15-13-136, 15-13-137, 15-13-138, 15-13-139, 15-13-140, 15-13-141, 15-13-145, 15-13-159, 15-13-160, and 15-13-164, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the acceptance of certain filing fees by the sheriff or jailer; to further define cash bail and property bail; to provide further for the arrest and delivery of a defendant to jail by a surety with no court costs to be entered on the surety; to provide that a surety not be charged for a bondsman's process or for a certified copy of a bond; to require the license number of the bondsman or recovery on a bondsman's process form; to allow a surety to sign for a forfeiture with the clerk of the ordering court; to increase the time frame for which the ordering court has jurisdiction over a forfeiture action; to authorize a bail bondsman to file motions, answers, and notices relating to a defendant who is out on bond with that bondsman; to increase the time frames for providing notice and conducting hearings in conditional forfeiture proceedings; to remove the requirement that a conditional judgment to set aside be made absolute for the entire sum; to provide further for instances when a court may set aside forfeiture and may not release a defendant on judicial public bail; to provide further for eligibility for judicial public bail; to provide further for the amount of new corporate surety bonds and escrow agreements required in counties with populations of 200,000 or more; to provide further for criminal penalties for certain unlawful behavior; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Title
Relating to the Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993; to amend Sections 15-13-107, 15-13-111, 15-13-114, 15-13-118, 15-13-125, 15-13-128, 15-13-131, 15-13-132, 15-13-134, 15-13-136, 15-13-137, 15-13-138, 15-13-139, 15-13-140, 15-13-141, 15-13-145, 15-13-159, 15-13-160, and 15-13-164, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the acceptance of certain filing fees by the sheriff or jailer; to further define cash bail and property bail; to provide further for the arrest and delivery of a defendant to jail by a surety with no court costs to be entered on the surety; to provide that a surety not be charged for a bondsman's process or for a certified copy of a bond; to require the license number of the bondsman or recovery on a bondsman's process form; to allow a surety to sign for a forfeiture with the clerk of the ordering court; to increase the time frame for which the ordering court has jurisdiction over a forfeiture action; to authorize a bail bondsman to file motions, answers, and notices relating to a defendant who is out on bond with that bondsman; to increase the time frames for providing notice and conducting hearings in conditional forfeiture proceedings; to remove the requirement that a conditional judgment to set aside be made absolute for the entire sum; to provide further for instances when a court may set aside forfeiture and may not release a defendant on judicial public bail; to provide further for eligibility for judicial public bail; to provide further for the amount of new corporate surety bonds and escrow agreements required in counties with populations of 200,000 or more; to provide further for criminal penalties for certain unlawful behavior; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-06-06 - Senate - Concur In and Adopt (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - House - Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - House - Adopt IYK56W-1 (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - Senate - Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - Senate - Adopt 0EIOCC-1 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - Senate - Adopt HHXF63-1 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - House - Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - House - Adopt IYK56W-1 (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - Senate - Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - Senate - Adopt 0EIOCC-1 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - Senate - Adopt HHXF63-1 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-07 | Senate | Enacted |
| 2023-06-07 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2023-06-06 | Senate | Concur In and Adopt |
| 2023-06-06 | House | Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended |
| 2023-06-06 | House | Adopt IYK56W-1 |
| 2023-06-06 | House | On Third Reading in Second House |
| 2023-05-31 | House | Read Second Time in Second House |
| 2023-05-31 | House | Reported Out of Committee in Second House |
| 2023-05-31 | House | Reported Favorably from House Judiciary |
| 2023-05-31 | House | Amendment/Substitute by House Judiciary IYK56W-1 |
| 2023-05-25 | House | Referred to Committee to House Judiciary |
| 2023-05-25 | Senate | Read First Time in Second House |
| 2023-05-24 | Senate | Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended |
| 2023-05-24 | Senate | Adopt 0EIOCC-1 |
| 2023-05-24 | Senate | Adopt HHXF63-1 |
| 2023-05-24 | Senate | On Third Reading in House of Origin |
| 2023-05-03 | Senate | Read Second Time in House of Origin |
| 2023-05-03 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin |
| 2023-05-03 | Senate | Reported Favorably from Senate Banking and Insurance |
| 2023-05-03 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin |
| 2023-05-03 | Senate | Reported Favorably from Senate Banking and Insurance |
| 2023-04-18 | Senate | Introduced and Referred to Senate Banking and Insurance |
| 2023-04-18 | Senate | Read First Time in House of Origin |
