SB 950: Prosecuting Children as Adults
GENERAL BILL by Rouson
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 to determine whether 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; requiring a court to advise a child and his or her parent or legal guardian of the child’s right to a due process evidentiary hearing before a judge upon the filing by a state attorney of an information transferring the child to adult court, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/20/2025 Senate • Filed
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SB 950, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2025 at 3:33 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 613 Prosecuting Children as Adults Hart Identical Last Action: 2/19/2025 H Now 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)