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CS/CS/SB 626: Juvenile Justice

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Bracy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Torres ; Book

Juvenile Justice; Creating the "Kaia Rolle Act"; prohibiting a child younger than a certain age from being taken into custody, arrested, charged, or adjudicated delinquent for a delinquent act or violation of law; providing an exception, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/13/2021 Senate • Filed
    1/28/2021 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 80
    2/16/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 80
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 192
    3/3/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/5/2021 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations
    • Remaining references corrected to Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 233
    • Now in Criminal Justice
    3/10/2021 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 231
    3/11/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/16/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/16/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 272
    3/17/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    3/18/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 275
    3/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 324
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/1/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/07/21 -SJ 378
    4/7/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 374
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 375
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 375
    • Immediately certified -SJ 378
    4/7/2021 House • In Messages
    4/30/2021 House • Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)

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  • CS/CS/SB 626, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/17/2021 at 8:29 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 303 (c1) Minimum Age for Arrest or Prosecution Williams Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Judiciary Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    H 1451 Community Safety and Criminal Justice Driskell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    H 7051 (er) Law Enforcement and Correctional Officer Practices Judiciary Committee Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-241 Track This Bill
    S 1452 Minimum Age for Arrest Powell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2021 9:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/7/2021 4:42 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    985.031 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 626, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/3/2021 at 4:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 303 (c1) Minimum Age for Arrest or Prosecution Williams Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Judiciary Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    H 1451 Community Safety and Criminal Justice Driskell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    S 1452 Minimum Age for Arrest Powell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    508726 - Amendment
    Delete lines 16 - 17 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bracy)     		3/15/2021
    12:16 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/16/2021 12:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    985.031 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 626, Original Filed Version Posted 1/13/2021 at 3:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2021 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 303 Minimum Age for Arrest Williams Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Judiciary Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    H 1451 Community Safety and Criminal Justice Driskell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    S 1452 Minimum Age for Arrest Powell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    727218 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Bracy)     		3/1/2021
    3:48 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    3/3/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 102308 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (727218)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Bracy)     		3/2/2021
    3:17 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/3/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/2/2021 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.003 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    960.001 Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. Page 6 (pdf)
    985.03 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    985.031 Page 2 (pdf)
    985.101 Taking a child into custody. Page 2 (pdf)
    985.24 Use of detention; prohibitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    985.25 Detention intake. Page 9 (pdf)
    985.439 Violation of probation or postcommitment probation. Page 9 (pdf)

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