Bill Summary

HB 783 Charging Youths as Adults in Criminal Proceedings (2015 Session)
Charging Youths as Adults in Criminal Proceedings: Specifies offenses that allow state attorney to file information for specified juvenile offenders; prohibits filing informations for juveniles with certain conditions; specifies effects of direct file; prohibits certain juvenile offenders from being transferred to adult court; requires DJJ to collect specified data & make report; specifies minimum age for indictment of juvenile for certain offenses; prohibits certain juvenile offenders from being transferred to adult court; deletes provisions relating to sentencing of juveniles as adults for certain offenses; revises provisions relating to transfer of other pending felony charges when child has been indicted; revises factors to be considered in determining whether to impose juvenile or adult sanctions for violations of law by juvenile; requires court to consider specified reports in hearing on such sentencing; revises provisions relating to sentencing alternatives. Effective Date: July 1, 2015
02/17/15
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Filed
02/26/15
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
02/26/15
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
03/12/15
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/16/15, 4:00 pm, 404 H
03/16/15
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/20/15
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/23/15
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Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
04/28/15
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Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
0783
Filed on 02/17/15
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Amendment 302925
Filed on 03/13/15
Adopted
Amendment 674241
Filed on 03/13/15
Adopted
0783C1
Filed on 03/20/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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