FL H0809 | 2021 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Revises provisions related to transfer & certification of children of certain ages who commit specified crimes for prosecution as adults; revises circumstances under which state attorney may file information in cases that involve children of certain ages who commit certain crimes; provides that children 14 years of age or older, rather than children of any age, who are charged with certain offenses are subject to jurisdiction of court until indictment is returned by grand jury; prohibits transfer of child to adult court for criminal prosecution of indictable offense until child's competency has been restored; authorizes, rather than requiring, child who is found to have committed specified crimes to be sentenced according to certain provisions.

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Title

Prosecuting Children as Adults

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History

DateChamberAction
2021-04-30HouseDied in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-02House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-22HouseNow in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-02-22HouseReferred to Judiciary Committee
2021-02-22HouseReferred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-02-22HouseReferred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-02-05HouseFiled

Same As/Similar To

S640 (Same As) 2021-04-30 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
98503Amended CodeSee Bill Text
98515Amended CodeSee Bill Text
98526Amended CodeSee Bill Text
985265Amended CodeSee Bill Text
985556Amended CodeSee Bill Text
985557Amended CodeSee Bill Text
98556Amended CodeSee Bill Text
985565Amended CodeSee Bill Text

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