AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT
Summary
Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Last action May 29, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025
How they voted
31–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/29/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
04/03/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
03/27/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jake Bissaillon
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Mark McKenney
DDemocratic
P
Matt LaMountain
DDemocratic
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