SB 610 (2020) -  Direct Filing of an Information

by Powell (CO-SPONSORS) Farmer
Revising provisions concerning the housing of children held in detention; prohibiting a child who has been transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution pursuant to direct file from being held in a jail or other facility used for the detention of adults prior to a specified hearing to determine if the child should be prosecuted as an adult; deleting references to the state attorney’s discretion to direct file a juvenile; revising discretionary direct file criteria, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Criminal Justice on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 46 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 47 Time: 11/06/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/22/2019 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill