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CS/CS/HB 7055: Juvenile Justice

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Pilon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Brodeur ; Campbell ; Combee ; Harrell ; Kerner ; Perry ; Pritchett ; Raschein ; Rodrigues, R. ; Rooney ; Spano ; Van Zant

Juvenile Justice; Revises numerous provisions relating to juvenile justice; clarifies jurisdictional age restrictions; provides for placement of child in secure detention for contempt of court; revises intake process; requires child to be held in secure detention under certain circumstances; clarifies procedures for releasing child before detention hearing; clarifies when court may order continued detention; revises procedures for transferring child to another detention status; provides new notification requirements when child leaves secure detention; requires DJJ to notify specified parties when child absconds; provides for alternative consequence to address noncompliance with technical probation conditions; expands transition-to-adulthood services to all children; provides for Comprehensive Accountability Report; limits amount DJJ may pay for health care services; provides for criminal penalties for specified employees who inflict neglect upon juvenile offenders; conforms provisions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 6/17/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-162
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/13/2014 House • Filed
2/28/2014 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 126
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 126
3/17/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/19/14, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/19/2014 House • CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 327
3/20/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 323
3/25/2014 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 344
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/27/14, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
3/27/2014 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 398
3/28/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 395
4/1/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 426
4/22/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/14
4/24/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 651
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/25/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 739
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 740
4/25/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 709
• Received -SJ 709
4/28/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 725
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 725
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 700 -SJ 725
• Read 2nd time -SJ 725
• Read 3rd time -SJ 726
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 726
4/28/2014 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 824
6/13/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/17/2014 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2014-162