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SB 276: Sheltering or Aiding Unmarried Minors

GENERAL BILL by Wright

Sheltering or Aiding Unmarried Minors; Creating a presumption of knowledge upon proof that an unmarried minor has not attained 18 years of age for the purpose of unlawfully sheltering or aiding unmarried minors; providing a defense to unlawfully sheltering or aiding unmarried minors; increasing criminal penalties, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/15/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/29/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
    2/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/4/2025 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    3/5/2025 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    • Now in Rules
    5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

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  • SB 276, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/15/2025 at 4:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 153 Aiding Unmarried Minors Partington Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/4/2025 2:00 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/1/2025 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    984.085 Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations. Page 1 (pdf)
    985.731 Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations. Page 2 (pdf)

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