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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 1991 Juveniles; release and review hearing for serious offender, plea agreement or commitment order.
Introduced by: Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Juveniles; release and review hearing for serious offender; plea agreement. Clarifies that the Department of Juvenile Justice (the Department) may petition the court that committed a juvenile for a hearing for an earlier release of a juvenile when good cause exists for an earlier release as permitted under current law and shall petition the committing court for a determination as to the continued commitment of each juvenile committed as a serious offender at least 60 days prior to the second anniversary of the juvenile's date of commitment and at least 60 days prior to each annual anniversary thereafter as required under current law, notwithstanding the terms of any plea agreement or commitment order. Similarly, at the conclusion of such hearing, the bill provides that notwithstanding the terms of any plea agreement, the court shall order any of the dispositions permitted under current law such as continued commitment to the Department or release of the juvenile under terms and conditions after considering the statutory factors.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101460D pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1991ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0284) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101460D
- 01/11/21 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/21 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/20/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/22/21 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/25/21 House: Read first time
- 01/26/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/21 House: Read third time and passed House (58-Y 42-N)
- 01/27/21 House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 42-N)
- 01/28/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/21 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/22/21 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/22/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/22/21 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (23-Y 16-N)
- 02/23/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/21 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (55-Y 41-N)
- 02/23/21 House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 41-N)
- 02/25/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1991ER)
- 02/25/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 284 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0284)