SB 1080: Prosecuting Children as Adults
GENERAL BILL by Powell
Prosecuting Children as Adults; Prohibiting a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults from holding a child who has been transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution before a specified hearing is held to determine if the child should be prosecuted as an adult, unless the child waives his or her right to such hearing; deleting provisions requiring a state attorney to request a court to transfer and certify a child for prosecution as an adult or to provide written reasons to the court for not making such request, or to proceed under a specified provision; deleting references to the state attorney’s discretion to direct file a juvenile, etc.
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/27/2023 Senate • Filed
1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice
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SB 1080, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/27/2023 at 9:34 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 969 Direct Filing of an Information Chambliss Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 985.03 Definitions. Page 14 (pdf) 985.15 Filing decisions. Page 11 (pdf) 985.265 Detention transfer and release; education; adult jails. Page 2 (pdf) 985.556 Waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction; hearing. Page 3 (pdf) 985.557 Direct filing of an information; discretionary criteria. Page 5 (pdf) 985.565 Sentencing powers; procedures; alternatives for juveniles prosecuted as adults. Page 11 (pdf)