Detention of Children
Summary
Detention of Children; Prohibiting the holding of a child awaiting trial who is treated as an adult for purposes of criminal prosecution in a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults; providing an exception; providing a requirement and a prohibition if a court determines that it is in the interest of justice to allow a child to be held in a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 14, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/20, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby Powell
DDemocratic
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