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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 6638

AN ACT CONCERNING JUVENILE JUSTICE.

Became law as Public Act 11-157, signed July 8, 2011, 105 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Apply police requirements with respect to missing children to all children under eighteen years of age, rather than children under fifteen years of age as currently provided; (2) amend the requirement that police notify the school district where a child or youth resides of an arrest to include the school district in which the child or youth attends school, make changes regarding the confidentiality of such information and provide for the transfer of student education records to detention facilities for educational purposes; (3) clarify that the Department of Children and Families' responsibility for committed delinquent children ends when the child attains the age of twenty; (4) make necessary conforming changes to ensure that current provisions remain in effect when seventeen year olds are included in the juvenile justice system; (5) revise provisions concerning disclosure of juvenile delinquency records; (6) add various crimes to the definition of delinquent act and serious juvenile offenses, and exempt delinquent acts from the definition of a family violence crime; (7) add the offense of evading responsibility for an accident that results in serious physical injury or death to the list of offenses that require notification to be provided to the Department of Motor Vehicles; and (8) make minor, technical and conforming changes.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Andres Ayala Jr., Christopher Lyddy, Toni E. Walker

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Anthony J. Musto, Toni Nathaniel Harp, Edwin A. Gomes, Eric D. Coleman

    Its course

    March 25 to July 8, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action20 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 25 to May 1147 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 25 to Apr 511 days

    In the SenateMay 11 to Jun 727 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 7 to Jun 2417 days

    With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 814 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 11 · Adopted Jun 7

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 25 – May 11

    1. Mar 25Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 28Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Apr 5Judiciary Committee recommended it
    4. May 11The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 13 – Jun 7

    1. May 13Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 7The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 21 – Jul 8

    1. Jun 21Numbered Public Act 11-157
    2. Jun 24Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Mar 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 28PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Apr 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Apr 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 15REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 21FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 21HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 21FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 11HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 11HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. May 13SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. May 13FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Jun 7SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. Jun 7SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. Jun 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    18. Jun 21PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. Jun 24TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor