CS/SB 92 (2012) -  Reducing or Suspending the Sentence of a Juvenile Offender

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Joyner (CO-SPONSORS) Sachs; Rich
Reducing or Suspending the Sentence of a Juvenile Offender: Citing this act as the "Second Chance for Children Act"; providing that a juvenile offender who was 17 years of age or younger at the time of committing one or more nonhomicide offenses and who was sentenced to 10 or more years of imprisonment may be eligible for a reduced or suspended sentence; providing that the juvenile offender may petition the court after a specified age for a hearing to reduce or suspend the sentence; setting forth the eligibility criteria to reduce or suspend a sentence; authorizing the juvenile offender to petition for subsequent sentencing hearings if the court does not reduce or suspend the juvenile offender’s sentence, etc.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 11/03/11 10:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 0
  • Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 01/24/12 1:00 PM
  • Budget

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 635 Subject: Reducing or Suspending the Sentence of a Juvenile Offender Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 964090 , Criminal Justice, Smith Date Filed: 11/01/11, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 11/03/2011 04:24 PM
    • AA 916442 , Criminal Justice, Bennett Date Filed: 11/03/11, Line#: 15 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 11/03/2011 04:20 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 1/23/2012 9:33:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 11/7/2011 3:07:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 11/1/2011 1:26:39 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 01/24/12, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 01/19/2012 - 6:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 99 Time: 01/10/2012 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 17 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Time: 11/17/2011 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 108 Time: 11/17/2011 - 7:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 112 Time: 11/16/2011 - 8:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 11/07/2011 - 3:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 112 Time: 11/03/2011 - 12:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/03/11, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 10/20/2011 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 17 Time: 09/08/2011 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 08/29/2011 - 12:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
921.167 HB 635

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