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SB 870: Detention of Children

GENERAL BILL by Powell

Detention of Children; Prohibiting the holding in a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults of a child awaiting trial who is treated as an adult for purposes of criminal prosecution; providing an exception; providing a requirement and a prohibition if a court determines that it is in the interest of justice to allow a child to be held in a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/7/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/19/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 97
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 96
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 870, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/7/2019 at 2:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 575 (c1) Direct Filing of an Information Bush Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)
    S 642 (c2) Public Safety Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/1/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1021 (Ch. 2019-91), HB 5011 (Ch. 2019-95), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167), CS/SB 160 (Ch. 2019-45), CS/SB 828 (Ch. 2019-50), SB 910 (Ch. 2019-61), CS/CS/SB 1418 (Ch. 2019-134) -SJ 696

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    985.265 Detention transfer and release; education; adult jails. Page 1 (pdf)

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