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H0589aa..............................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
BAIL - Amends existing law to provide that certain persons not convicted of
a felony and at least twenty-one years of age or older may be empowered by
the bail to arrest a defendant for surrender.
01/30 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/02 Rpt prt - to Jud
02/20 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
02/26 Rpt out amen - to engros
02/27 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/04 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins,
Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest,
Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez,
McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato,
Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Robison,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Smith(30),
Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail(Bennett), Wills, Wood,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Roberts, Skippen
Floor Sponsor - Pasley-Stuart
Title apvd - to Senate
03/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19 3rd rdg - FAILED - 14-17-4
AYES -- Andreason, Burkett(Maxand), Calabretta, Davis, Hill, Ingram,
Kennedy, Keough, Malepeai, Marley, Noh, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Compton, Darrington,
Gannon, Geddes, Little, Lodge, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Pearce,
Richardson, Sweet, Williams
Absent and excused -- Cameron, Goedde, Schroeder, Sorensen
Floor Sponsor - Burkett(Maxand)
Ret'd to House
Filed in Office of the Chief Clerk
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 589
BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO BAIL; AMENDING SECTION 19-2925, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT CER-
3 TAIN PERSONS LICENSED AS BAIL AGENTS OR PEACE OFFICERS MAY BE EMPOWERED BY
4 THE BAIL TO ARREST A DEFENDANT FOR SURRENDER.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 19-2925, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 19-2925. ARREST OF DEFENDANT FOR SURRENDER. For the purpose of surrender-
9 ing the defendant, the bail, at any time before they are finally discharged,
10 and at any place within the state, may themselves arrest him, or by a written
11 authority endorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking, may empower any
12 person of suitable age and discretion other person licensed as a bail agent
13 underwritten by an insurance company, or any peace officer to do so.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
Moved by Pasley-Stuart
Seconded by Field (18)
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 589
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 12, delete "other person licensed
3 as a bail agent"; and delete line 13, and insert: "other person not convicted
4 of a felony and at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older to do so.".
5 CORRECTION TO TITLE
6 On page 1, in line 3, delete "LICENSED AS BAIL AGENTS OR PEACE OFFICERS"
7 and insert: "NOT CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR
8 OLDER".
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 589, As Amended
BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO BAIL; AMENDING SECTION 19-2925, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT CER-
3 TAIN PERSONS NOT CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF
4 AGE OR OLDER MAY BE EMPOWERED BY THE BAIL TO ARREST A DEFENDANT FOR SUR-
5 RENDER.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Section 19-2925, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 19-2925. ARREST OF DEFENDANT FOR SURRENDER. For the purpose of surrender-
10 ing the defendant, the bail, at any time before they are finally discharged,
11 and at any place within the state, may themselves arrest him, or by a written
12 authority endorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking, may empower any
13 person of suitable age and discretion other person not convicted of a felony
14 and at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older to do so.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS RS13748
This legislation would protect the public by requiring persons
designated by bail agents to make arrests of criminal defendants
who are at least twenty-one years of age and have not been
convicted of a felony. It amends a law passed in 2003.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
Contact
Name: David Armstrong, Idaho Bail Agents Assn.
Phone: 853-1234
Representative Anne Pasley-Stuart, 332-1000
Representative Ken Robison, 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 589