SB 474: Prosecuting Children as Adults
GENERAL BILL by Bracy
Prosecuting Children as Adults; Increasing the age of a child at which a state attorney may, or is required to, request a court to transfer the child to adult court for criminal prosecution; increasing the age of a child at which a state attorney may file an information against the child for criminal prosecution as an adult, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2021 Senate • Filed
1/15/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 68
2/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/15/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/15/2021 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -SJ 176
2/16/2021 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
2/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 68
• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 191
3/3/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules
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SB 474, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2021 at 2:37 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2021 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2021 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2021 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2021 (pdf)
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 2/15/2021 2:30 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 1 Nays 3/2/2021 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 985.556 Waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction; hearing. Page 1 (pdf) 985.557 Direct filing of an information; discretionary criteria. Page 2 (pdf)