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CS/CS/HB 159: Prosecution of Juveniles

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Appropriations ; Crime & Punishment ; Kyle ; Crist ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bense ; Feeney ; Fasano ; Byrd ; Argenio ; Johnson

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 or discharged firearm or destructive device during commission of felony which resulted in death or great bodily harm; specifies circumstances in which provisions of this act do not apply, etc. Amends 985.227.

Effective Date: 10/01/2000
 Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 1548 (Ch. 2000-136)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/15/1999 House • Prefiled
    9/23/1999 House • Referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Corrections (CRC); Juvenile Justice (CRC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
    3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Corrections (CRC); Juvenile Justice (CRC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00018
    3/20/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 03/22/00, 1:00 pm, 214-C
    3/22/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS by Crime & Punishment (CRC); YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -HJ 00417
    3/31/2000 House • CS read first time on 03/31/00 -HJ 00412
    • Withdrawn from Corrections (CRC) -HJ 00370; Now in Juvenile Justice (CRC); On Committee agenda-- Juvenile Justice (CRC), 04/04/00, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall --Discussed
    3/30/2000 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00417; Now in Corrections (CRC) -HJ 00417
    4/7/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Juvenile Justice (CRC), 04/11/00, 10:15 am, Morris Hall
    4/11/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 7 amendment(s) by Juvenile Justice (CRC); YEAS 11 NAYS 3 -HJ 00551
    4/13/2000 House • Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00551
    4/14/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC), 04/18/00, 1:30 pm, 12-H
    4/18/2000 House • Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -HJ 00771
    4/25/2000 House • CS read first time on 04/25/00 -HJ 00768; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00771; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00771
    4/28/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
    5/5/2000 House • Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 1548 (Ch. 2000-136)

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  • CS/CS/HB 159, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2000 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 5/26/2000 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1548 (e3) Brown-Waite Similar Last Action: 5/17/2000 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-136
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (7)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    072605 - Amendment
    		Suarez 4/27/2000
    3:51 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    081341 - Amendment
    		Suarez 4/27/2000
    3:51 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    223981 - Amendment
    		Suarez 4/27/2000
    3:53 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    284945 - Amendment
    		Suarez 4/27/2000
    3:53 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    305965 - Amendment
    		Suarez 4/27/2000
    3:53 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    700011 - Amendment
    		Suarez 4/27/2000
    3:56 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    194325 - Amendment
    		Ryan 5/3/2000
    3:28 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    985.227 Prosecution of juveniles as adults by the direct filing of an information in the criminal division of the circuit court; discretionary criteria; mandatory criteria.

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  • CS/HB 159, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2000 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2000 (pdf)
    Juvenile Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2000 (pdf)
    Juvenile Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2000 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    985.227 Prosecution of juveniles as adults by the direct filing of an information in the criminal division of the circuit court; discretionary criteria; mandatory criteria.

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  • HB 159, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2000 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2000 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    985.227 Prosecution of juveniles as adults by the direct filing of an information in the criminal division of the circuit court; discretionary criteria; mandatory criteria.

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