Status Summary

The bill was heard and passed in the Senate Human Services Committee, sent to Senate Rules, pulled in Rules, and passed by the Senate on third reading.
On 2/9, first reading in the House, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services on 2/16. Exec action taken on 2/20; passed with amendment(s).

Referred to Rules on 2/23.

On 2/26, Rules relieved of further consideration and placed on second reading. The bill has not yet come up for a vote.
No further action as of 3/8.. The bill is dead.
(updated 3/8)

Legislative Session

2018

Status

Died

Sponsor

Sen. Darneille
More about this bill

The bill as passed by the Senate does the following:

Announces policy to phase out use of juvenile detention for status offenders by July 1, 2020. 
Eliminates option of juvenile detention for contempt of a truancy order effective July 1, 2019. 
Eliminates option of juvenile detention for contempt of an At-Risk Youth or dependency order effective July 1, 2020. 
Requires status offenders in detention to be separated from juveniles detained pursuant to criminal law violations until July 1, 2020.

Juvenile justice/at-risk youth