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]
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.
Title
Prosecuting Children as Adults
Sponsors
| Rep. James Bush [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-30 | House | Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 2021-03-02 | House | 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 2021-02-22 | House | Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 2021-02-22 | House | Referred to Judiciary Committee |
| 2021-02-22 | House | Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee |
| 2021-02-22 | House | Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 2021-02-05 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S640 (Same As) 2021-04-30 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 985 | 03 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 985 | 15 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 985 | 26 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 985 | 265 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 985 | 556 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 985 | 557 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 985 | 56 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 985 | 565 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/809 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/809/BillText/Filed/PDF |
