SRC-JEC S.B. 912 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 912 77R3669 GWK-DBy: Ogden Jurisprudence 3/8/2001 As Filed DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, there are certain procedures in place for the reassignment of bond amounts under certain conditions. As proposed, S.B. 912 requires a judge or magistrate, if an accused released on bail is arrested for any offense punishable by confinement or imprisonment, to order the accused to appear and to change the amount of the bond in order to increase the likelihood of the appearance of the accused at proceedings related to the original offense. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 3, Article 17.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, to require a judge or magistrate, if an accused released on bail is arrested for any offense punishable by confinement or imprisonment, to order the accused to appear and give another bond in an amount determined by the judge or magistrate to be more likely to ensure the appearance of the accused at proceedings related to the offense for which the judge or magistrate first accepted the bond of the accused. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.