Tennessee Senate Bill 805 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-03-23 - Deferred to Summer Study
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, authorizes certain defendants to execute a bail bond with the clerk of the court in an amount equal to 10 percent of the defendant's bail; requires that bail amount paid by a defendant be first applied to the payment of any ordered restitution; creates a rebuttable presumption that a person charged with certain bailable offenses will not violate the conditions of the person's release; requires a magistrate to document the factors used in making a release determination. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to bail.

Sen. Ferrell Haile [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-23	Senate	Deferred to Summer Study
2021-03-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
2021-03-09	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/23/2021
2021-03-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
2021-02-11	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2021-02-10	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2021-02-09	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0898 (Crossfiled) 2021-04-21 - Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0805&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0805.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/HB0898.pdf