SB714
Local pretrial services officers; duties and responsibilities, defendant interviews, assessments.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Creigh Deeds (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Duties and responsibilities of local pretrial services officers; assessments.
Requires a local pretrial services officer to conduct a risk assessment of defendants arrested on state and local warrants and who are detained in jails located in jurisdictions served by the local pretrial services agency while awaiting a hearing before any court that is considering or reconsidering bail, at initial ... (More) appearance, advisement or arraignment, or at other subsequent hearings. Current law requires a local pretrial services officer to interview such defendants. The bill also provides that each local pretrial services officer may conduct defendant interviews as appropriate and when available resources permit. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 26100870D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB714)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 3-N 1-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB714)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/24/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB714ER)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB714)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
