Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.

What it does: Requires a warrant, not a summons, for felony complaints, and bars release on a defendant's own recognizance for bonds set on a warrant issued for failing to appear after a summons. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Conference Committee Report was adopted

A yes vote adopted the conference committee report on HB 2651, which replaces the bill’s contents with a requirement to issue a warrant, not a summons, on felony complaints, and bars own-recognizance release on bonds after a failure to appear. (AI-written)

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