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SB 1548: Prosecution of Juveniles

GENERAL BILL by Brown-Waite ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cowin

Prosecution of Juveniles; requires that state attorney prosecute juvenile between certain ages as adult if juvenile is charged with specified violent felony & possessed firearm or destructive device during commission of felony in certain circumstances or discharged firearm or destructive device during commission of felony which resulted in death or great bodily harm; authorizes DOC to spend allocated resources to advertise penalties provided in this act, etc. Amends 985.227.

Effective Date: 10/01/2000
Last Action: 5/17/2000 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-136
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/22/2000 Senate • Prefiled
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00093
3/15/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/20/00, 3:30 pm, 37-S
3/20/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00251
3/21/2000 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00251; On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/22/00, 1:00 pm, 37-S
3/22/2000 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00305; Placed on Calendar -SJ 00305
3/29/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00304
3/30/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00304; Read second time -SJ 00350; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00350; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00350
4/4/2000 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00366; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00368; Passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 -SJ 00368; Immediately certified -SJ 00368
4/4/2000 House • In Messages
5/4/2000 House • Received -HJ 01554; Read second time -HJ 01554; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01554; Read third time -HJ 01555; Passed as amended; YEAS 96 NAYS 20 -HJ 01556
5/4/2000 Senate • In returning messages
5/5/2000 Senate • Concurred -SJ 01182; Passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 7 -SJ 01182; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01182
5/17/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-136