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SB 314: Direct Filing of Juveniles

GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith ; Garcia

Direct Filing of Juveniles; Deleting provisions relating to the involuntary mandatory waiver of children by a state attorney; requiring a state attorney to document in writing specified information; requiring the state attorney to submit specified collected information to the Department of Juvenile Justice; deleting provisions relating to the mandatory direct filing of children to adult court, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2016-78)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/17/2015 Senate • Filed
10/6/2015 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 26
10/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/02/15, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
11/2/2015 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 124
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 124
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 26
2/8/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/11/16, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
2/11/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 402
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 402
3/2/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/03/16, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/3/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 641
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 641
3/8/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/16
3/10/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 933
• Amendment(s) adopted (865416) -SJ 934
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 937
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/11/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 996
• Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 996
3/11/2016 House • In Messages
• Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2016-78)