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CS/SB 212: Juvenile Offenders

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Oelrich

Juvenile Offenders; Citing this act as the "Graham Compliance Act;" providing that a juvenile offender who was younger than 18 years of age at the time of commission of a nonhomicide offense and who is sentenced to life imprisonment is eligible for resentencing if the offender has been incarcerated for a minimum period; requiring an initial resentencing hearing to determine whether the juvenile offender has demonstrated maturity and reform for resentencing; providing criteria to determine maturity and reform; requiring a minimum term of probation for any juvenile offender resentenced by the court; providing consequences for probation violations; providing eligibility for a subsequent resentencing hearing after a specified period for juvenile offenders denied resentencing, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/14/2011 Senate • Filed
9/21/2011 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 24
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 24
2/9/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 500
2/10/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/13/2012 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 500
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 501
2/17/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/22/12, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
2/22/2012 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (707054); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 671
2/23/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
2/24/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 671
2/27/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 685
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
3/7/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 956
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 956
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
3/9/2012 Senate • Died on Calendar