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CS/HB 5: Juvenile Offenders

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Weinstein ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Porth

Juvenile Offenders; Cites act as "Graham Compliance Act"; provides that juvenile offender who was less than 18 years of age at time of commission of nonhomicide offense & who is sentenced to life imprisonment is eligible for resentencing if offender has been incarcerated for minimum period; requires initial resentencing hearing to determine whether juvenile offender has demonstrated maturity & reform for resentencing; provides criteria to determine maturity & reform; requires minimum term of probation for juvenile resentenced by court; provides consequences for probation violations; provides eligibility for subsequent resentencing hearing after specified period for juvenile offenders denied resentencing.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)
  4. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    5/25/2011 House • Filed
    9/15/2011 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 9
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 9
    1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 12:30 pm, 404 HOB
    1/31/2012 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 6 NAYS 5 -HJ 455
    2/2/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 445
    2/6/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 525
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 525
    2/20/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/22/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
    2/22/2012 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 2 -HJ 814
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 814
    2/24/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12
    2/28/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 896
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/29/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 950
    • CS passed; YEAS 104 NAYS 12 -HJ 950
    2/29/2012 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 811
    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 811
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • CS/HB 5, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/2/2012 at 11:50 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 212 (c1) Juvenile Offenders Oelrich Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On Special Order Calendar

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    949064 - Amendment
    Delete lines 34 - 40 and insert:
    Oelrich 3/8/2012
    9:23 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    465036 - Amendment
    Delete lines 34 - 37 and insert:
    Joyner 3/8/2012
    6:20 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/29/2012 2:20 PM House 104 Yeas - 12 Nays

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  • HB 5, Original Filed Version Posted 5/25/2011 at 11:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 92 Parole for Juvenile Offenders Joyner Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (BJA)
    S 212 Parole for Juvenile Offenders Oelrich Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On Special Order Calendar

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    372849 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Weinstein 1/30/2012
    7:36 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/31/2012
    PDF
    hierarchy 309637 - Amendment to Amendment (372849)
    Remove line 22 of the amendment and insert:
    Grant 1/31/2012
    2:54 PM
    Withdrawn
    1/31/2012
    PDF

    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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