Public Threat Measure Passed By Senate Committee
(Harrisburg, PA) -- A Senate panel has approved a bill that would prevent suspects who pose a public threat from getting certain kinds of bail. SB1120 passed by a vote of nine to five Monday in a hearing of the Senate Judiciary committee. The measure would prohibit non-monetary forms of bail to people who are suspected of having ten or more grams of fentanyl, people with a prior record of violence, or individuals who are on the Terrorism Watch list. Non-monetary forms of bail include being released on one's own recognizance, unsecured bail or taking part in a county bail deposit program.