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SB3 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning criminal law and procedure.

A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning criminal law and procedure.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Eric Koch
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on who supports or opposes the amendment.

Ballot Language for Bail Constitutional Amendment

This act sets the wording that will appear on a ballot for voters to decide on a proposed constitutional amendment about bail in criminal cases.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets up how the question about changing the bail rules will be worded on ballots.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Voters who will see this ballot language when deciding about the bail amendment.

Terms To Know

Constitutional Amendment
A change to a state's constitution that needs voter approval.
Bail
Money or other security given by someone accused of a crime to be allowed out of jail before their trial.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what the new bail rule will be, only how it should be presented to voters.
  • It is unclear from this summary who exactly supports or opposes the amendment.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0003.02.COMS.AMS001

Filed Senate Bill (H) • Senator Rodney Pol

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Plain English: This amendment proposes to add a new section to the criminal law that would require certain individuals convicted of specific crimes to undergo mental health evaluations.

  • Adds a requirement for people convicted of certain offenses to get mental health checks.
  • The exact details and criteria for which individuals are required to undergo these evaluations are not specified in the provided amendment text, making it unclear how this new law would be applied in practice.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Public Law 4

  3. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-02-18 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-17 House

    Returned to the Senate without amendments

  6. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  7. 2026-02-16 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 245: yeas 63, nays 22

  8. 2026-02-12 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. 2026-02-09 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  10. 2026-01-28 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  11. 2026-01-23 Senate

    Referred to the House

  12. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 45: yeas 36, nays 9

  13. 2026-01-22 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Jeter

  14. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  15. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote

  16. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Senator Freeman added as second author

  17. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  18. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Koch

  19. 2026-01-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning criminal law and procedure.
Constitutional amendment ballot language.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning criminal law and procedure.

Constitutional amendment ballot language.

Prescribes the ballot language for the proposed constitutional amendment concerning bail.