SB 1812: Duties of State Attorneys
GENERAL BILL by Diaz
Duties of State Attorneys; Providing that a state attorney’s neglect of duty may serve as a basis for an investigation, a case, or a matter to be reassigned to another judicial circuit; providing the duties of state attorneys; requiring state attorneys to exercise prosecutorial discretion on a case-specific basis in a specified manner; providing that a state attorney adopting certain blanket policies constitutes a failure to execute his or her duty; requiring the state attorney to provide a specified written response, upon the Governor’s request, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/7/2022 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2022 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 155 |
| 1/18/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 155 |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Criminal Justice |