HB 809 (2021) -  Prosecuting Children as Adults

General Bill by Bush
Prosecuting Children as Adults: 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.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 640 Subject: Prosecuting Children as Adults Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/05/2021 - 2:37 PM Member: Bush Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
985.03 CS/CS/SB 626*, CS/SB 640, HB 1299
985.15 CS/SB 640
985.26 CS/SB 640, CS/CS/HB 885*, CS/CS/SB 1166*
985.265 SB 636, CS/SB 638, CS/SB 640, HB 771, HB 807
985.556 SB 474, CS/SB 638, CS/SB 640, HB 771
985.557 SB 474, CS/SB 638, CS/SB 640, HB 771
985.56 CS/SB 640
985.565 CS/SB 640, CS/CS/HB 885, CS/CS/SB 1166

(*) Not the latest version