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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

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  • 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)

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  • CS/SB 526, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2006 at 2:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2006 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2006 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 529 Meadows Similar Last Action: 5/5/2006 H Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)
    Location:
    H 7235 (e2) Constitutional Revision 7/Art. V Kottkamp Compare Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died in Messages
    Location:

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/18/2006 4:15 PM Justice Appropriations 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2006 10:43 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    985.203 Right to counsel.

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  • SB 526, Original Filed Version Posted 10/26/2005 at 1:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/6/2006 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    965870 - Amendment
    Judiciary
    (Posey)
    2/7/2006
    6:03 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/9/2006
    Web Page
    PDF
    473286 - Amendment
    Judiciary
    (Posey)
    2/7/2006
    6:03 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/9/2006
    Web Page
    PDF
    645418 - Amendment
    Judiciary
    (Posey)
    2/7/2006
    6:03 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/9/2006
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/11/2006 2:00 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/8/2006 2:00 PM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    985.203 Right to counsel.

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