SB 840 (2023) -  Prosecuting Children as Adults

by Powell
Prohibiting a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults from holding a child who has been transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution before a specified hearing to determine if the child should be prosecuted as an adult, unless the child waives his or her right to such hearing; deleting provisions requiring a state attorney to request a court to transfer and certify a child for prosecution as an adult or to provide written reasons to the court for not making such request, or to proceed under specified provision; requiring that the child or the child’s parent or guardian receive a due process evidentiary hearing; requiring the judge to conduct the hearing within a certain timeframe, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 05/05/23 S Died in Criminal Justice on Friday, May 5, 2023 10:59 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
  • Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Fiscal Policy

Related Bills

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 05/05/2023 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy Time: 02/23/2023 - 6:05 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/15/2023 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill