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CS/HB 5: Juvenile Offenders

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Weinstein ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Porth

Juvenile Offenders; Cites act as "Graham Compliance Act"; provides that juvenile offender who was less than 18 years of age at time of commission of nonhomicide offense & who is sentenced to life imprisonment is eligible for resentencing if offender has been incarcerated for minimum period; requires initial resentencing hearing to determine whether juvenile offender has demonstrated maturity & reform for resentencing; provides criteria to determine maturity & reform; requires minimum term of probation for juvenile resentenced by court; provides consequences for probation violations; provides eligibility for subsequent resentencing hearing after specified period for juvenile offenders denied resentencing.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)
  4. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
5/25/2011 House • Filed
9/15/2011 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 9
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 9
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 12:30 pm, 404 HOB
1/31/2012 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 6 NAYS 5 -HJ 455
2/2/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 445
2/6/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 525
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 525
2/20/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/22/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
2/22/2012 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 2 -HJ 814
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 814
2/24/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12
2/28/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 896
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/29/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 950
• CS passed; YEAS 104 NAYS 12 -HJ 950
2/29/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 811
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 811
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice