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S760 · Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes

2026 Session
Last action Feb. 26, 2026
Sponsor: McClain, Stan Companion: H397 (Identical)

Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes; Citing this act as the “Victim Safety in Pretrial Release Act”; providing that a person who is on pretrial release for a specified violent crime commits a separate criminal offense if such person willfully violates certain conditions of pretrial release; providing criminal penalties; providing that a law enforcement officer is not liable in a civil action for an arrest of a person based on probable cause to believe that the person has violated a condition of pretrial release in specified circumstances; authorizing a law enforcement officer to arrest a person without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the person has willfully violated certain conditions of pretrial release, etc.

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 397 (Ch. 2026-155 ) -SJ 456 Effective Oct. 1, 2026 View original ↗