HB276Introduced in the House
Authorizes a court to conduct a contradictory bail hearing prior to setting bail for a person in custody who is charged with certain sexually based offenses against a child under the age of eighteen
Introduced by Barbara Carpenter, District 63
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Authorizes a court to conduct a contradictory bail hearing prior to setting bail for a person in custody who is charged with certain sexually based offenses against a child under the age of eighteen
Where it stands
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
May 7, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 276 FINAL PASSAGE (#872) · May 5, 2026
95
Yes
1
No
9
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Absent |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Reported with amendments (11-0).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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