HB127
Person not free on bail; court appearance, right to counsel.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 3, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
Chief Patron:
Katrina Callsen (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Court appearance of a person not free on bail.
Makes various changes to provisions regarding bail hearings in jurisdictions having a public defender office, including (i) the appointment of counsel for the accused and (ii) a requirement that counsel for the accused, when practicable, be provided with adequate time to confer with the accused prior to any bail hearing. ... (More) The bill also allows a jurisdiction that does not have a public defender office establish to implement such provisions. The bill provides that, effective in due course, the chief judge in each circuit shall create a plan to be completed by November 1, 2026, that establishes the means by which the jurisdiction will meet such provisions. The remaining provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101174D
- 01/02/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB127)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/28/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Racial and Ethnic Impact Statement From JLARC (2/4/2026 11:36 am)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Racial and Ethnic Impact Statement From JLARC (2/4/2026 11:49 am)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106177D-H1
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/06/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (84-Y 10-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB127)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 3-N)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108450D-S1
- 03/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB127)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
