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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 6399

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDREN IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 7, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To promote consistency and prohibit juveniles from being shackled prior to conviction unless to ensure public safety, to provide time credit for a child who is arrested and held prior to being convicted as delinquent and committed to the Department of Children and Families, to allow statements made by a child in the presence of the child's parent or guardian to be admissible in a delinquency or criminal proceeding, and to make additional changes to the current juvenile justice system.

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

2 co-sponsors

Juan R. Candelaria, Christina "Tita" M. Ayala

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Danté Bartolomeo

    Its course

    February 14 to May 7, 2013, 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 action21 actions on 10 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to May 7 · stopped82 days

    Committee on ChildrenFeb 14 to Mar 721 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 3 to Apr 2219 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 30 to May 77 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    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 Feb 14 – May 7

    1. Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
    2. Heard in Committee on Children
    3. Committee on Children recommended a substitute for it
    4. Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. Sent to Judiciary Committee
    7. Judiciary Committee recommended it
    All 21 actions, as published