SB 1080 -  Prosecuting Children as Adults

by Powell
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 is held to determine if 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; deleting references to the state attorney’s discretion to direct file a juvenile, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: 03/08/24 S Died in Criminal Justice on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
  • Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Fiscal Policy

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy Time: 01/04/2024 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/27/2023 - 9:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: __