Bill Summary

SB 760 Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by McClain  CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice
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Summary
Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes; Citing this act as the “Victim Safety in Pretrial Release Act”; providing that a person who is on pretrial release for a specified violent crime commits a separate criminal offense if such person willfully violates certain conditions of pretrial release; providing criminal penalties; providing that a law enforcement officer is not liable in a civil action for an arrest of a person based on probable cause to believe that the person has violated a condition of pretrial release in specified circumstances; authorizing a law enforcement officer to arrest a person without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the person has willfully violated certain conditions of pretrial release, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
12/04/25
SENATE
Filed
12/16/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
01/28/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 S
02/02/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/04/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/04/26
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
02/06/26
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Estimating Impact Conference, 02/09/26, 09:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/09/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 S
02/12/26
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/13/26
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
02/13/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 S
02/18/26
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/18/26
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/23/26
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
02/26/26
SENATE
Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0397; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0397
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bill text & filed amendments
0760
Filed on 12/04/25
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Amendment 574620 DE
Mcclain
Filed on 01/30/26
Replaced by CS
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0760C1
Filed on 02/04/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
901.15
903.0472
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