Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a first-time offender is charged with a non-violent offense, the court shall order him or her released on his or her own recognizance, unless the court makes a specific finding that a cash bond is necessary to secure his or her appearance, and in addition to any other conditions, may order as a condition of his or her release, his or her monitoring under electronic surveillance as provided in the Unified Code of Corrections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-04 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. [HB4245 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Monique Davis [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Arthur Turner [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marcus Evans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-033	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative LaShawn Ford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Camille Lilly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-078	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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