Florida House Bill 239 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-10-19 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes additional circumstances for discretionary direct filing of charges against certain juveniles; requires state attorney to consider specified criteria in determining whether to recommend to court that child be transferred for criminal prosecution as adult; requires state attorney to file written explanation if he or she decides to file information against child; authorizes child to request, in writing, certain hearing; requires court to retain jurisdiction of child if child or his or her counsel does not meet certain evidentiary burden of proof.

Criminal Prosecution of Juveniles

Rep. Edwin Narain [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-19	House	Withdrawn prior to introduction
2015-10-19	House	Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2015-10-07	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2015-09-24	House	Filed

S0282 (Same As) 2016-03-11 - Died in Criminal Justice
H0129 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 293 (Ch. 2016-78)
S0314 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Messages, 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	556		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	557		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/239
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0239/BillText/Filed/PDF