Florida House Bill 129 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2-1)
Status: Failed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2016-78)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Revises circumstances when state attorney may file information when child of certain age range commits or attempts to commit specified crimes; removes requirement that state attorney file information; prohibits transfer of child based on child's competency; requires DJJ to collect specified data; provides specified sanctions to which juvenile may be sentenced; prohibits sentence from exceeding maximum adult term; revises criteria in determining whether to impose juvenile or adult sanctions; requires adult court to enter order including specific findings of fact & reasons for its decision; requires court to consider reports; revises how child may be sanctioned; removes requirement to impose adult sanctions; requires court to explain basis for imposing adult sanctions; revises when juvenile sanctions may be imposed.

Juvenile Justice

House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Katie Edwards [D]	Rep. Kathleen Peters [R]	Sen. Bobby Powell [D]
Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]	Rep. Larry Lee [D]	Rep. Edwin Narain [D]	Rep. Raymond Pilon [R]
Sen. Darryl Rouson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-11	House	Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2016-78)
2016-01-12	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2016-01-12	House	Introduced
2015-12-04	House	Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2015-12-03	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2015-12-01	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2015-11-24	House	PCS on Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 12/01/15, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2015-09-24	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2015-09-02	House	Filed

S0314 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2016-78)
S0282 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Criminal Justice
H0293 (Similar To) 2016-03-24 - Chapter No. 2016-78
H0239 (Similar To) 2015-10-19 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
S0558 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2016-78)
S0700 (Similar To) 2016-03-02 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2016-78)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
985	04		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	15		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	265		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	514		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	556		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	557		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	56		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	565		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/129
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0129/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0129/BillText/c1/PDF