Florida House Bill 969

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits holding child transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution in adult facility before hearing; provides exception; removes provisions concerning involuntary mandatory waivers; removes provisions allowing discretionary waivers of children 14 or 15 years of age for specified offenses; removes references to state attorney's discretion to direct file juvenile; revises discretionary direct file criteria; requires court to advise child & his or her parent or guardian of child's right to hearing after information transferring child to adult court is filed; authorizes request for evidentiary hearing; requires hearing within certain time; requires judge to consider specified information & factors; authorizes judge to consider certain reports; provides for continued jurisdiction; requires adult court's order to include certain findings.

Direct Filing of an Information

Rep. Kevin Chambliss [D]

Rep. Daniel Alvarez [R]

Rep. Allison Tant [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2024-01-05	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-05	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2024-01-05	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2024-01-05	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-12-20	House	Filed

S1080 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
985	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	265		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	556		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	557		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	565		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/969
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/969/BillText/Filed/PDF