2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0613: Prosecuting Children as Adults

Legislative Summary

Prohibits jail or other adult facility from holding child w transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution before hearing to determine if child should be prosecuted as an adult, unless hearing waived; removes requirement for state attorney to request court to transfer & certify child for prosecution as adult or to provide written reasons to court for not making such request; removes references to state attorney's discretion to direct file juvenile; revises discretionary direct file criteria; provides for due process evidentiary hearing before judge upon filing by state attorney of information transferring child to adult court; provides requirements for order to transfer to adult court.

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Bill History

2/13/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Dianne Hart
Dianne Hart
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/13/2025237.2 KB