AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- FAMILY COURT
Summary
Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action May 2, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
69–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 75
Apr 29, 2025
D
Democratic64
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 2, 2025
Committee
05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
04/29/2025 House read and passed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/22/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
04/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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