CS/HB 7035: Juvenile Sentencing
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Grant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman ; Campbell
Juvenile Sentencing; Provides criminal penalties applicable for certain serious felonies by juveniles; requires judge to consider specified factors before determining if life imprisonment is appropriate; provides review of sentences for specified offenders; provides for proceedings for determining if life imprisonment is appropriate for offender convicted of certain offenses; provides sentence review proceedings after specified period by original sentencing court for certain offenders; provides for subsequent reviews; requires DOC to notify offender of eligibility for sentence review; entitles offender to counsel; provides factors to be considered in sentence review; requires court to modify sentence if certain factors found; requires court to impose probation if sentence modified; requires written findings if court declines to modify sentence.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2014 | House | 
                                    • Filed | 
                        
| 2/20/2014 | House | 
                                    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 124  | 
                        
| 3/4/2014 | House | 
                                    • Introduced -HJ 124  | 
                        
| 3/7/2014 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/11/14, 9:30 am, Morris Hall  | 
                        
| 3/11/2014 | House | 
                                    • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -HJ 252  • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 252  | 
                        
| 3/19/2014 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/21/14, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall  | 
                        
| 3/21/2014 | House | 
                                    • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 339  • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)  | 
                        
| 3/24/2014 | House | 
                                    • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 335  | 
                        
| 3/27/2014 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 387  | 
                        
| 3/28/2014 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/14 | 
                        
| 4/1/2014 | House | 
                                    • Read 2nd time -HJ 415  • Amendment(s) adopted (712565) -HJ 417 • Read 3rd time -HJ 417 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 417  | 
                        
| 4/2/2014 | Senate | 
                                    • In Messages | 
                        
| 4/3/2014 | Senate | 
                                    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 454  • Received -SJ 454  | 
                        
| 4/11/2014 | Senate | 
                                    • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 496  • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 496 • Substituted for CS/SB 384 -SJ 496 • Read 2nd time -SJ 496 • Amendment(s) adopted (978768) -SJ 496 • Placed on 3rd reading  | 
                        
| 4/23/2014 | Senate | 
                                    • Read 3rd time -SJ 574  • Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted (841792) -SJ 575 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 577  | 
                        
| 4/24/2014 | House | 
                                    • In returning messages | 
                        
| 5/2/2014 | House | 
                                    • Was taken up -HJ 1008  • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (841792) • CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 1010 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1010  | 
                        
| 6/13/2014 | 
                                    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | 
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| 6/20/2014 | 
                                    • Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2014-220  |