Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-23 - Postponed 9/1/23 10:00 AM [SJR44 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Joan Huffman [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Juan Hinojosa [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Paul Bettencourt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lois Kolkhorst [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Tan Parker [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Angela Paxton [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Reggie Smith [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-062	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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