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.