Bill > H2242

This bill proposes to amend existing law to require that only justices, not clerks or other officials, conduct bail hearings for individuals arrested for a felony who have two or more pending felony cases in any district court or at least one pending felony case in a Superior Court within the Commonwealth at the time of their arrest. A bail hearing is a court proceeding where a judge or magistrate determines whether an arrested person should be released from jail before their trial and under what conditions, such as setting a bail amount. This change aims to ensure that individuals facing multiple serious felony charges have their bail decisions made by a judicial officer with the authority of a justice.