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SB 40 - Amends Bail Bonds and Prohibits the Use of Public Tax Funds to Pay Bail Bonds - Texas Key Vote

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Title: Amends Bail Bonds and Prohibits the Use of Public Tax Funds to Pay Bail Bonds

Signed by Governor Greg Abbott


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Title: Amends Bail Bonds and Prohibits the Use of Public Tax Funds to Pay Bail Bonds

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that amends bail bonds and prohibits the use of public tax funds to pay bail bonds in Texas.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits the use of public tax funds to pay bail bonds or to go towards a nonprofit organization that accepts and uses donations from the public to deposit money with a court in the amount of a defendant’s bail bond in Texas (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that taxpayers shall be entitled to appropriate injunctive relief and compensation from a political subdivision if it is found they have violated these requirements (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning September 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

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Title: Amends Bail Bonds and Prohibits the Use of Public Tax Funds to Pay Bail Bonds

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that amends bail bonds and prohibits the use of public tax funds to pay bail bonds in Texas.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits the use of public tax funds to pay bail bonds or to go towards a nonprofit organization that accepts and uses donations from the public to deposit money with a court in the amount of a defendant’s bail bond in Texas (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that taxpayers shall be entitled to appropriate injunctive relief and compensation from a political subdivision if it is found they have violated these requirements (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning September 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Amends Bail Bonds and Prohibits the Use of Public Tax Funds to Pay Bail Bonds

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends bail bonds and prohibits the use of public tax funds to pay bail bonds in Texas.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits the use of public tax funds to pay bail bonds or to go towards a nonprofit organization that accepts and uses donations from the public to deposit money with a court in the amount of a defendant’s bail bond in Texas (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that taxpayers shall be entitled to appropriate injunctive relief and compensation from a political subdivision if it is found they have violated these requirements (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning September 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Title: Amends Bail Bonds and Prohibits the Use of Public Tax Funds to Pay Bail Bonds

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