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SB 1186: Reducing or Suspending the Sentence of a Juvenile Offender

GENERAL BILL by Joyner

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 a nonhomicide offense and who was sentenced to 10 or more years of imprisonment may be eligible for a reduced or suspended sentence; setting forth the eligibility criteria for the court to reduce or suspend a sentence; requiring that the juvenile offender participate in any available reentry program for a specified period following release, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2013
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  4. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2013 Senate • Filed
3/1/2013 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 88
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 88
5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice