JUVENILE JUSTICE: Constitutional amendment to allow adult prosecution and enhanced penalties against juveniles in correctional facilities who commit assault or battery against an employee or juvenile. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE1 DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Failed
Jun 2022
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2022
Last action Jun 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2022 · House Jun 6, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
May 16, 2022
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 6, 2022
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (42-33-14)
house
Jun 3, 2022
Introduced
Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
lower
May 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
May 25, 2022
Committee
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
May 24, 2022
Committee
Reported with amendments (8-0-1). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
May 18, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
May 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Jackson-Andrews
DDemocratic
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