CS/SB 618 (2020) -  Detention of Children

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Powell
Detention of Children: Prohibiting the holding of a child awaiting trial who is treated as an adult for purposes of criminal prosecution in a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults; providing an exception; providing a requirement and a prohibition if a court determines that it is in the interest of justice to allow a child to be held in a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Judiciary on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/11/20 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 421 Subject: Detention of Children Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 285 Subject: Direct Filing of an Information Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 610 Subject: Direct Filing of an Information Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/12/2020 8:37:34 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/10/2020 9:52:55 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 272 Time: 02/12/2020 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 02/12/2020 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/12/2020 - 8:53 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 269 Time: 02/11/2020 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/20, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/06/2020 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 47 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 47 Time: 11/06/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/22/2019 - 1:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
985.265 HB 285, CS/HB 421, SB 596, SB 610, SB 628, HB 7031