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HB3711 • 2025
Repeals some of the provisions of Senate Bill 1008 (2019).
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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In committee upon adjournment.
Referred to Judiciary.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Digest: The Act requires some people who were under 18 at the time of committing a crime to be charged as an adult. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.9). Repeals some of the provisions of Senate Bill 1008 (2019). Requires that persons who were under 18 years of age at the time of committing specified crimes must be charged in adult court. Repeals eligibility for second look, the prohibition on sentences of life imprisonment and the requirement to conduct a release hearing after 15 years of incarceration for those persons required to be charged as adults. Relating to: Relating to juvenile offenders. Current location: In House Committee