Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT EXEMPTING POOR LITIGANTS WHO ARE FILIPINO CITIZENS FROM POSTING BAIL WHEN CHARGED FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A FELONY OR A CRIME IN WHICH THE LAW ATTACHES AN IMPRISONMENT OF NOT MORE THAN SIX (6) YEARS AND BE RELEASED ON RECOGNIZANCE
Short Title
POOR LITIGANTS EQUALIZATION ACT
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
September 9, 2010
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
27
Session Type
Subjects
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Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
405
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT EXEMPTING POOR LITIGANTS WHO ARE FILIPINO CITIZENS FROM POSTING BAIL WHEN CHARGED FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A FELONY OR A CRIME IN WHICH THE LAW ATTACHES AN IMPRISONMENT OF NOT MORE THAN SIX (6) YEARS AND BE RELEASED ON RECOGNIZANCE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2010 ] 9/9/2010 Introduced by Senator RAMON A. REVILLA JR.; 9/27/2010 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; 10/13/2010 Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO was made coauthor; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2012 ] 7/31/2012 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP; 9/19/2012 Returned and submitted by the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS per Committee Report No. 405, recommending that it be considered in HBN-5395; 9/19/2012 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 9/19/2012 CONSIDERED IN HBN-5395, under Committee Report No. 405.