Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a person who is denied: (1) the right of counsel at the hearing at which bail is determined; (2) a rehearing on the amount or conditions of bail; or (3) bail credits if eligible may maintain a civil action for actual and punitive damages against the county that denied the person those rights, notwithstanding the provisions of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act to the contrary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3121 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Justin Slaughter [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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