Illegal immigrant; admission to bail. (HB2322)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Criminal procedure; admission to bail. Adds a presumption, subject to rebuttal, against admitting to bail any alien who is present in the United States illegally, as verified by the Law Enforcement Support Center of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security or as verified by any other credible information. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2007 | Committee |
| 01/09/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070409306 |
| 01/09/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/16/2007 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 02/01/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2322) |
| 02/03/2007 | Committee substitute printed 077842306-H1 |
| 02/03/2007 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2007 | Read second time |
| 02/05/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 077842306-H1 |
| 02/05/2007 | Amendment by Delegate Hurt withdrawn |
| 02/05/2007 | Amendment by Delegate Gilbert agreed to |
| 02/05/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2322EH1 |
| 02/05/2007 | Printed as engrossed 077842306-EH1 |
| 02/06/2007 | Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N) |
| 02/06/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/07/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/07/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/15/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2322EH1) |
| 02/19/2007 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
I would be interested in any studies to support the conclusion that undocumented immigrants are in fact less likely to appear in court or are a greater danger to the community (the two issues addressed by bail) than defendants who are documented. I am an attorney in a community with a large immigrant population. Anecdotally, my foreign clients are generally more likely to keep in touch with me and to appear in court than my native clients; and my undocumented clients are not a greater flight risk than my documented clients. It used to surprise me, but my undocumented clients charged with very serious offenses keep showing up to court, even through the sentencing phase.