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SB 558: Juvenile Justice

GENERAL BILL by Altman

Juvenile Justice; Deleting provisions requiring the court to order the delivery of a child to a jail or other facility intended or used to detain adults; deleting a requirement that a court transfer and certify a child’s criminal case for trial as an adult if a parent or guardian demands that his or her child be tried as an adult; providing that a court may impose juvenile sanctions or adult sanctions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice, 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)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/19/2015 Senate • Filed
10/23/2015 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 41
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 41
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2016-78)