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CS/SB 678: Juvenile Justice

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Evers

Juvenile Justice; Providing for the imposition of criminal penalties against specified employees who inflict cruel or inhuman treatment upon juvenile offenders; prohibiting such employee from future employment with the juvenile justice system; prohibiting an employee who witnesses such an incident from knowingly or willfully failing to report; prohibiting false reporting, preventing another from reporting, or coercing another to alter testimony or reports; providing penalties, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/7/2013 Senate • Filed
2/13/2013 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 50
2/25/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 50
3/6/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/11/2013 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 196
3/12/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 202
3/14/2013 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 196
5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Judiciary