PA SB490

Prohibits issuing authorities from releasing defendants on their own recognizance or unsecured bail if they are classified as "persons posing a threat to public safety"

Requires arresting officers to bring persons posing a public safety threat directly before an issuing authority without releasing them from custody first

Defines "person posing a threat to public safety" as those charged with: assault of a law enforcement officer, evading arrest on foot, crimes of violence (if convicted of a violent crime within the prior 5 years), or drug offenses involving 10+ grams of fentanyl, fentanyl derivatives, or carfentanil

Allows issuing authorities to deny bail entirely and detain defendants pretrial if they find it "substantially more likely than not" that no bail conditions would ensure community safety

Takes effect 60 days after enactment and explicitly preserves the presumption of innocence and defendants' rights to seek bail modification hearings