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HJR 181

  • Texas House Joint Resolution
  • 88th Legislature (2023)
  • Introduced in House Mar 23, 2023
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.

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Courts--Judges (I0140) Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171) Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release (I0202) Human Trafficking (S0696) Magistrates (S1592) Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)

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Reggie Smith

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 62
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Mar 23, 2023

House

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House

Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  • Referral-Committee
Criminal Jurisprudence

Mar 10, 2023

House

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