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CS/SB 526: Juvenile Defendants/Public Defender

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Wise ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist ; Wilson

Juvenile Defendants/Public Defender; requires that public defender represent indigent child taken into custody under specified delinquency provisions; requires that child be represented at specified point in delinquency court proceedings unless right to counsel is waived after receiving advice of counsel; requires that court appoint counsel for said child if child's parent or legal guardian is alleged victim in case, etc. Amends 27.51, 985.203.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 5/5/2006 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/26/2005 Senate • Filed
11/10/2005 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations
12/28/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/11/06, 2:00 pm, 37-S
1/11/2006 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
1/12/2006 Senate • Now in Judiciary
1/31/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/08/06, 2:00 pm, 401-S
2/8/2006 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/10/2006 Senate • Now in Justice Appropriations
3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00076; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/11/06, 2:00 pm, 37-S; Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00192; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00193; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/08/06, 2:00 pm, 401-S; CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00194; CS read first time on 03/07/06 -SJ 00184; Now in Justice Appropriations -SJ 00194
4/13/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations, 04/18/06, 4:15 pm, 37-S
4/18/2006 Senate • Favorable by- Justice Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00447
4/19/2006 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00447
4/21/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00533; Read second time -SJ 00525
4/26/2006 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00546; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00546
4/27/2006 House • In Messages
5/1/2006 House • Received, referred to Judiciary (JC); Justice Council -HJ 00995
5/5/2006 House • Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)