1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bail Fairness Act of 2019 . 2. No monetary conditions of release to be applied to persons charged with misdemeanors Section 501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following: (I) Bail fairness programs. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (h) Definition For purposes of this section, the term bail fairness program means a program under the law of a State that complies with the following: (1) Bail for misdemeanors Monetary conditions of release from custody of a person may not be imposed if that person is held in custody by reason of having been arrested for the commission of a misdemeanor. (2) Pre-trial diversion Any criminal charges filed against an offender described in paragraph (1) may be dismissed if— (A) the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes a State-authorized mental health diversion program; (B) the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes a State-authorized drug/alcohol abuse diversion program; (C) the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes a State-authorized community service diversion program