CS/SB 640: Prosecuting Children as Adults
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Powell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farmer
Prosecuting Children as Adults; Deleting provisions under which a state attorney must either request a court to transfer and certify children of certain ages who commit specified crimes for prosecution as adults or provide written reasons to the court for not making such a request, or must proceed under certain provisions; revising the circumstances under which a state attorney may file an information in cases that involve children of certain ages who commit certain crimes; providing that children 14 years of age or older, rather than children of any age, who are charged with certain offenses are subject to the jurisdiction of the court until an indictment is returned by the grand jury, etc.
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/28/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 82 |
| 3/2/2021 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 82 |
| 3/11/2021 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/16/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 3/16/2021 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 271 |
| 3/18/2021 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 275 |
| 4/30/2021 | Senate |
• Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
