CS/CS/SB 626 (2021) -  Juvenile Justice

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Bracy (CO-SPONSORS) Torres; Book
Juvenile Justice: Creating the "Kaia Rolle Act"; prohibiting a child younger than a certain age from being taken into custody, arrested, charged, or adjudicated delinquent for a delinquent act or violation of law; providing an exception, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/02/21 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/16/21 12:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/25/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 303 Subject: Minimum Age for Arrest or Prosecution Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 1451 Subject: Community Safety and Criminal Justice Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 7051 Subject: Law Enforcement and Correctional Officer Practices Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1452 Subject: Minimum Age for Arrest Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 508726 , Criminal Justice, Bracy Date Filed: 03/15/21, Line#: 16 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/16/2021 02:49 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 727218 , Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Bracy Date Filed: 03/01/21, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 03/03/2021 09:26 AM
    • SD 102308 , Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Bracy Date Filed: 03/02/21, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/03/2021 09:26 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/25/2021 3:48:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/23/2021 3:27:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/16/2021 5:24:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/15/2021 12:13:54 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 3/3/2021 3:49:15 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 3/1/2021 3:45:16 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/07/2021 04:42 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 29] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/07/2021 - 6:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 378 Time: 04/07/2021 - 5:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 375 Time: 04/07/2021 - 4:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 375 Time: 04/07/2021 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 374 Time: 04/07/2021 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/07/21 -SJ 378 Time: 04/01/2021 - 12:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/25/2021 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 324 Time: 03/25/2021 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/22/2021 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 275 Time: 03/18/2021 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/17/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/17/2021 - 8:29 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 272 Time: 03/16/2021 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/16/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/11/2021 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 231 Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:44 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 233 Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:44 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:44 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/03/2021 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 192 Time: 03/02/2021 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 80 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/25/2021 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/16/2021 - 2:45 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 80 Time: 01/28/2021 - 12:05 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/13/2021 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
985.031 CS/HB 303, HB 7051

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