- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0188/1LRB-2196/1 MJW:wljMJW:skw SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 75 MayFebruary 12,28, 2025 - OfferedIntroduced by SenatUTTONRepresentatives D ONOVAN , KNODL , M OSES, M URSAU, O'CONNOR , ENTERMAN , WICHGERS and R ODRIGUEZ , cosponsored by Senators H UTTON , B RADLEY, JAMES , N ASS and T OMCZYK .

AtReferred theto locationsCommittee indicated,on amendJudiciary. the bill as follows:

1.A N A CT to create 165.845 (1r) (a) 3., 165.845 (1r) (f) and 758.19 (8) of the statutes;

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2.Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Department of Justice to collect from the director of state courts all of the following information for each criminal case:

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4.6) for each case, whether the court released the defendant without bail, upon the execution of an unsecured appearance bond, upon the execution of an appearance bond with sufficient solvent sureties, or upon the deposit of cash in lieu of sureties, or denied release, and the name of the court official who made the decision;

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5.9) any other conditions of release imposed on the defendant and the name of the court official who made the decision;

Page10) 3,whether lineany 12:plea bargain was offered in the case;

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7.Under the bill, DOJ must ensure that the information provided in the database does not contain a criminal defendant’s personally identifying information.

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8.SECTION 1.

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9.165.845 (1r) (a) 3.

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ENDThe )name of the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case.

c.

The name of the court official assigned to the case.

d.

The criminal charge filed.

e.

The charging recommendation from the referring law enforcement agency, if applicable.

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