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CS/SB 92: Reducing or Suspending the Sentence of a Juvenile Offender

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Joyner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sachs ; Rich

Reducing or Suspending the Sentence of a Juvenile Offender; Citing this act as the "Second Chance for Children Act"; providing that a juvenile offender who was 17 years of age or younger at the time of committing one or more nonhomicide offenses and who was sentenced to 10 or more years of imprisonment may be eligible for a reduced or suspended sentence; providing that the juvenile offender may petition the court after a specified age for a hearing to reduce or suspend the sentence; setting forth the eligibility criteria to reduce or suspend a sentence; authorizing the juvenile offender to petition for subsequent sentencing hearings if the court does not reduce or suspend the juvenile offender’s sentence, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/29/2011 Senate • Filed
    9/8/2011 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 17
    10/20/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/03/11, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    11/3/2011 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 112
    11/7/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    11/16/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 112
    11/17/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 108
    • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 17
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 99
    1/19/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 01/24/12, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 92, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/7/2011 at 3:19 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 Reducing or Suspending the Sentence of a Juvenile Offender Stafford Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    921.167 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 92, Original Filed Version Posted 8/29/2011 at 12:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 11/1/2011 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 11/7/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5 Parole for Juvenile Offenders Weinstein Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)     		Track This Bill
    S 212 Parole for Juvenile Offenders Oelrich Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On Special Order Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    964090 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Smith)     		11/1/2011
    8:58 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    11/3/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 916442 - Amendment to Amendment (964090)
    Delete lines 15 - 17 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bennett)     		11/3/2011
    3:50 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    11/3/2011     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/3/2011 10:30 AM Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    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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