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CS/HB 575: Direct Filing of an Information

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Bush ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani

Direct Filing of an Information; Removes references to state attorney's discretion to direct file juvenile; revises discretionary direct file criteria; removes provisions for mandatory direct file; provides for opportunity for hearing to reverse direct file; revises provisions concerning housing of children held in detention.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/28/2019 House • Filed
2/6/2019 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 67
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 67
3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/26/2019 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 537
3/28/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 530
3/29/2019 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 550
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)