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CS/HB 353: Juvenile Justice

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Harrell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Edwards ; Pilon

Juvenile Justice; Provides criminal penalties for specified employees who inflict cruel or inhuman treatment upon juvenile offenders; provides enhanced penalties for such treatment that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement; specifies that such conduct constitutes sufficient cause for employee's dismissal & prohibits such employee from future employment with juvenile justice system; provides incident reporting requirements; prohibits employee who witnesses such an incident from knowingly or willfully failing to report; prohibits false reporting, preventing another from reporting, or coercing another to alter testimony or reports; defines "juvenile offender" for purposes of prohibiting sexual misconduct with juvenile offenders.

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



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/21/2013 House • Filed
1/30/2013 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 47
2/5/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/12/13, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
2/12/2013 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 155
2/19/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/21/2013 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 152
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 47
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 148
3/11/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/13/13, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/13/2013 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 242
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 242
3/18/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/20/13, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
3/20/2013 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 286
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 286
4/9/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/13
4/11/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 516
• Amendment(s) adopted (280685, 392831) -HJ 516
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/12/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 593
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 593
4/18/2013 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 508
4/23/2013 Senate • Received -SJ 508
5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice