HB 670 — Personal Bond for Misdemeanors and State Jail Felonies
Texas would let people charged with a misdemeanor or state jail felony out on personal bond.
Filed 11/09/2026, HB 670 would would let people charged with a misdemeanor or state jail felony out on personal bond.
Most of the writing here is about county jails, where people are held before conviction. That is the room a jail bill changes, and the record it either creates or withholds.
What the report shows
The House report for 11/09/2026 lists HB 670 under author Moody, with this caption: “Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants charged with a misdemeanor or state jail felony.” Nothing in the report lists a committee, a vote, or a hearing, so this summary does not add any.
What it would mean
Read simply, the caption covers one subject: the jail and custody question named in it. The report does not list money amounts, dates other than the filing date, or any agency findings, and this summary does not supply them. The caption itself: “Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants charged with a misdemeanor or state jail felony.”
Author: Moody. Filed: 11/09/2026.
What to watch next
This bill is at the filing stage. The history page linked below is the place to check for committee action, and until there is action there, no one can say what the law will be.
Sources: Texas Legislature, Today's Filed Bills in the House (11/09/2026), HB 670 caption and author; Bill history for HB 670.