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• Introduced by Rep. Kirk Pearson, (R-Monroe) (R) on January 21, 2010, requires judicial officers to issue orders to people charged with an offense awaiting trial that give them the four options, including released and detained, that may happen pending the trial. If a judge determines that a person is not safe to be released into the public pretrial, then the judge must subject them to the least restrictive condition that still assures public safety.
  • Referred to the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee on January 21, 2010.
• Passed in the House (95 to 2) on February 5, 2010, to provide procedures for the pretrial release on conditions or the pretrial detention of defendants. When a person charged with an offense appears before a judge, the judge must issue an order that pending trial, the person be: (1) released on personal recognizance; (2) released on a condition or combination of conditions; (3) temporarily detained; or (4) detained. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 9, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 9, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 11, 2010.