Protecting All Communities Equally Act of 2022 or the PACE Act of 2022
This bill establishes that a state court located in an area where monetary bail is prohibited has the authority to hold on bail a criminal defendant determined to be dangerous or a repeat offender. In addition, a state or political subdivision that prohibits monetary bail waives sovereign immunity in an action for damages as a result of a dangerous criminal being released without monetary bail.
To waive sovereign immunity in certain circumstances where 
                 jurisdictions prohibit monetary bail.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting All Communities Equally 
Act of 2022'' or as the ``PACE Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF CASH BAIL FOR CERTAIN OFFENDERS.

    If monetary bail has been prohibited in a State or any political 
subdivision thereof, the courts of that State shall have the 
authority--
            (1) to determine the dangerousness of individuals before 
        the courts on criminal charges; and
            (2) to hold on bail individuals who are determined to be 
        violent and/or repeat offenders.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.

    A State or political subdivision thereof that has a prohibition on 
monetary bail waives sovereign immunity with respect to a cause of 
action against the local government by an individual for property 
damages or damages for personal injuries as a result of a dangerous 
criminal being released without monetary bail.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect beginning on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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PACE Act of 2022
To waive sovereign immunity in certain circumstances where jurisdictions prohibit monetary bail.
PACE Act of 2022
Protecting All Communities Equally Act of 2022
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole