Florida House Bill 29 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 23 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Designates act "Graham Compliance Act"; provides that juvenile offender who was less than 18 years of age at time of commission of nonhomicide offense & who is sentenced to life imprisonment is eligible for parole if offender has been incarcerated for minimum period; requires initial eligibility interview to determine whether offender has demonstrated maturity & reform for parole; provides criteria to determine maturity & reform; provides eligibility for reinterview after specified period for offender denied parole.

Parole for Juvenile Offenders

Rep. Ari Porth [D]

Rep. Michael Weinstein [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-07		Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2011-03-08		Introduced -HJ 9
2011-01-10		Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 9
2010-11-23		Filed

S0160 () 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
947	16		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/29
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0029/BillText/Filed/HTML