The Florida Senate

SB 160: Parole for Juvenile Offenders

GENERAL BILL by Joyner

Parole for Juvenile Offenders; Cites this act as the "Graham Compliance Act." Provides that a juvenile offender who was less than 18 years of age at the time of commission of a nonhomicide offense and who is sentenced to life imprisonment is eligible for parole if the offender has been incarcerated for a minimum period. Requires an initial eligibility interview to determine whether the juvenile offender has demonstrated maturity and reform for parole. Provides criteria to determine maturity and reform, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  12/1/2010	Senate	• Filed
  12/16/2010	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 22
  3/8/2011	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 22
  5/7/2011	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice

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• SB 160, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/1/2010 at 2:39 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 29	Parole for Juvenile Offenders	Weinstein	Identical	Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Location: In committee/council (CRJS)

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  947.16	Eligibility for parole; initial parole interviews; powers and duties of commission.	Page 1 (pdf)

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