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SB 850: Prosecuting Children as Adults

GENERAL BILL by Powell

Prosecuting Children as Adults; Deleting provisions under which a state attorney either must request a court to transfer and certify children of certain ages who commit specified crimes for prosecution as adults or must provide written reasons to the court for not making such a request, or proceed under certain provisions; revising the circumstances under which a state attorney may file an information in cases that involve children of certain ages who commit certain crimes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/7/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/19/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 95
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 95
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)

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  • SB 850, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/7/2019 at 12:06 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (7)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 339 Prosecution of Juvenile Offenders Alexander Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Track This Bill
    H 575 (c1) Direct Filing of an Information Bush Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Track This Bill
    H 6051 Mandatory Direct File Sirois, Driskell Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Track This Bill
    H 7125 (er) Administration of Justice Judiciary Committee Compare Last Action: 7/1/2019 Chapter No. 2019-167, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1021 (Ch. 2019-91), CS/SB 160 (Ch. 2019-45), CS/SB 828 (Ch. 2019-50), SB 910 (Ch. 2019-61), SB 1136 (Ch. 2019-53), CS/CS/SB 1418 (Ch. 2019-134) Track This Bill
    S 642 (c2) Public Safety Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/1/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1021 (Ch. 2019-91), HB 5011 (Ch. 2019-95), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167), CS/SB 160 (Ch. 2019-45), CS/SB 828 (Ch. 2019-50), SB 910 (Ch. 2019-61), CS/CS/SB 1418 (Ch. 2019-134) -SJ 696 Track This Bill
    S 876 (c1) Direct Filing of an Information Powell Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Track This Bill
    S 1260 Mandatory Direct File Wright Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    985.03 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf)
    985.15 Filing decisions. Page 14 (pdf)
    985.26 Length of detention. Page 16 (pdf)
    985.265 Detention transfer and release; education; adult jails. Page 15 (pdf)
    985.556 Waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction; hearing. Page 2 (pdf)
    985.557 Direct filing of an information; discretionary and mandatory criteria. Page 4 (pdf)
    985.56 Indictment of a juvenile. Page 9 (pdf)
    985.565 Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for juveniles prosecuted as adults. Page 11 (pdf)

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