CS/SB 876 (2019) -  Direct Filing of an Information

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Powell (CO-SPONSORS) Rouson
Direct Filing of an Information: Revising provisions concerning the housing of children held in detention; prohibiting a child who has been transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution pursuant to direct file from being held in a jail or other facility used for the detention of adults prior to a hearing to determine if the child should remain in adult court; deleting references to the state attorney’s discretion to direct file a juvenile, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/08/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/16/19 9:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 575 Subject: Direct Filing of an Information Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 339 Subject: Prosecution of Juvenile Offenders Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1293 Subject: Judicial Review of Direct Filing of Juvenile Defendants Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 6051 Subject: Mandatory Direct File Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 7125 Subject: Administration of Justice Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 642 Subject: Public Safety Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 850 Subject: Prosecuting Children as Adults Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1260 Subject: Mandatory Direct File Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/16/2019 8:37:00 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/15/2019 10:14:48 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/9/2019 6:12:26 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/5/2019 1:09:14 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/17/2019 - 7:53 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 378 Time: 04/16/2019 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/16/19, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 04/11/2019 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 344 Time: 04/10/2019 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 04/10/2019 - 8:43 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/10/2019 - 8:02 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 343 Time: 04/08/2019 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/08/19, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 04/03/2019 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 97 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 97 Time: 02/19/2019 - 9:44 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/07/2019 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
985.15 CS/CS/SB 642, SB 850, CS/HB 7125
985.26 CS/CS/SB 642, SB 850, CS/HB 7125
985.265 CS/HB 575, CS/CS/SB 642, SB 850, SB 870, CS/SB 916, CS/HB 7125
985.556 HB 339, CS/CS/SB 642, SB 850, CS/HB 7125
985.557 HB 339, SB 406, CS/HB 575, CS/CS/SB 642, SB 850, SB 1260, HB 1293, CS/SB 1334, HB 6051, CS/HB 7125
985.565 HB 339, CS/CS/SB 642, SB 782, SB 850, HB 887, SB 1260, HB 6051, CS/HB 7125