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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2319

Unsecured judicial release; prohibit for persons charged with bail-restricted offenses.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DEFINE TERMS; TO PROHIBIT JUDGES FROM CONSIDERING PERSONS CHARGED WITH BAIL-RESTRICTED OFFENSES ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE ON AN UNSECURED JUDICIAL RELEASE; TO STIPULATE THAT SUCH PERSONS SHALL ONLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE THROUGH THE USE OF SECURED MONETARY BOND, PROPERTY BOND, OR PROFESSIONAL SURETY BOND; TO GRANT JUDICIAL AUTHORITY TO RELEASE OTHER PERSONS CHARGED WITH NONBAIL-RESTRICTED OFFENSES ON AN UNSECURED JUDICIAL RELEASE AT THE JUDGE'S DISCRETION; TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CASH BONDS POSTED PER YEAR; TO REQUIRE PERSONS AND ENTITIES PURPORTING TO BE A CHARITABLE BAIL FUND TO SUBMIT THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS ANY PROFESSIONAL SURETY COMPANY; TO GRANT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS CONCURRENT AUTHORITY TO PROSECUTE VIOLATIONS ON MISDEMEANOR CHARGES; TO PROHIBIT REPEAT OFFENDERS FROM BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE ON AN UNSECURED JUDICIAL RELEASE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Chad McMahan

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate