Juvenile Justice
Summary
Juvenile Justice; Requires court to determine minimum period of time for child to remain in commitment program; requires child to remain in program until completion; authorizes specified minimum period of time for minimum-risk nonresidential commitment for misdemeanor of second degree; requires child to have objective performance-based treatment plan while in program; reduces minimum required age for child to be committed to maximum-risk residential facility for murder or manslaughter.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 16, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jan 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RaShon Young
DDemocratic
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