CS for SB 33(JUD) - Criminal Justice Reforms

• Extends the time for bringing arrested persons before a judge from 24 hours to 48 hours after arrest, removing requirements that unavailability of pretrial reports cannot delay hearings beyond 24 hours.

• Repeals and reenacts pretrial release statutes to establish presumption of release on personal recognizance or unsecured appearance bond, with judicial officers required to impose least restrictive conditions necessary to ensure appearance and public safety.

• Allows courts to grant up to 180 days of credit against imprisonment sentences for time spent in treatment programs or under electronic monitoring with court-imposed restrictions on freedom of movement.

• Establishes pretrial services officers within the Department of Corrections to supervise defendants released before trial, including duties to arrest violators and refer defendants for substance abuse treatment.

• Amends court rules to expand use of contemporaneous two-way video conferencing for pretrial hearings and certain proceedings, and requires courts to orally state sentence terms on the record.