SB 610: Direct Filing of an Information
GENERAL BILL by Powell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farmer
Direct Filing of an Information; Revising provisions concerning the housing of children held in detention; prohibiting a child who has been transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution pursuant to direct file from being held in a jail or other facility used for the detention of adults prior to a specified hearing to determine if the child should be prosecuted as an adult; deleting references to the state attorney’s discretion to direct file a juvenile; revising discretionary direct file criteria, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2019 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/6/2019 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 47 |
| 1/14/2020 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 46 |
| 3/14/2020 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice |
