Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1442	House Author:  Wu et al.
Effective:  9-1-17	Senate Sponsor:  Burton

            House Bill 1442 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to entitle a defendant, pending the determination of the defendant's motion for a new trial or appeal from a misdemeanor conviction, to be released after completion of a sentence of confinement imposed for the conviction. The bill authorizes the trial court to require the defendant to give a personal bond but prohibits the trial court from requiring any condition of the personal bond, another type of bail bond, or a surety or other security.