Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 1376 — Charitable bail organizations.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Allows a charitable organization to pay bail on behalf of a defendant if the organization: (1) is certified by the commissioner of the department of insurance; (2) pays cash bail in the amount of $2,000 or less on behalf of a defendant charged only with a misdemeanor; (3) only pays bail for a defendant who is indigent; (4) is represented by a bail agent; and (5) meets certain other requirements. Exempts from the certification requirement a charitable organization that pays bail for not more than two individuals in any 180 day period. Provides that if money or bonds have been set, bail by surety may be substituted for the money or bonds at any time before a breach.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  2. Authored by Representative Mayfield

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

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Not signed on (149)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1376 do?
Allows a charitable organization to pay bail on behalf of a defendant if the organization: (1) is certified by the commissioner of the department of insurance; (2) pays cash bail in the amount of $2,000 or less on behalf of a defendant charged only with a misdemeanor; (3) only pays bail for a defendant who is indigent; (4) is represented by a bail agent; and (5) meets certain other requirements. Exempts from the certification requirement a charitable organization that pays bail for not more than two individuals in any 180 day period. Provides that if money or bonds have been set, bail by surety may be substituted for the money or bonds at any time before a breach.
Who sponsors HB 1376?
HB 1376 is sponsored by Peggy Mayfield (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1376?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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