Cashless Bail Reporting Act
Sponsored by Mark Harris
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2026
The Cashless Bail Reporting Act requires the Department of Justice to publish an annual list of state and local governments that permit release pending trial on personal recognizance or unsecured appearance bonds for individuals charged with certain criminal offenses. The bill defines these offenses as those involving violent or sexual acts (including burglary, murder, and rape) and offenses that promote public disorder (such as looting and vandalism). The source notes that President Trump issued an executive order on August 25, 2025, directing the Department of Justice to submit a similar list of jurisdictions that have substantially eliminated cash bail requirements for crimes posing a clear threat to public safety and order.
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Cashless Bail Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish annually a list of state and local governments that permit individuals who are charged with certain criminal offenses that pose a clear threat to public safety and order to be released pending trial on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond. Under the bill, the criminal offenses that pose a threat to public safety and order include criminal offenses involving a violent or sexual act (e.g., burglary, murder, or rape) and offenses that promote public disorder (e.g., looting or vandalism). On August 25, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that required the Department of Justice to submit to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security a list of state and local jurisdictions that have substantially eliminated cash bail as a potential condition for pretrial release for crimes that pose a clear threat to public safety and order, including offenses involving violent, sexual, or indecent acts, or burglary, looting, or vandalism.