SB 1492: Prosecuting Children as Adults
GENERAL BILL by Bracy
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 court jurisdiction until an indictment is returned; authorizing, rather than requiring, a child to be sentenced as an adult if the child is found to have committed an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment, etc.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Judiciary (JU)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/5/2022 Senate • Filed
1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 131
1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 130
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Judiciary
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SB 1492, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2022 at 9:18 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 407 Prosecuting Children As Adults Tant Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 985.03 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf) 985.556 Waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction; hearing. Page 2 (pdf) 985.557 Direct filing of an information; discretionary criteria. Page 3 (pdf) 985.56 Indictment of a juvenile. Page 6 (pdf) 985.565 Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for juveniles prosecuted as adults. Page 8 (pdf)