CHAPTER NUMBER: 442
File Code: Juvenile Law
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 511
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Britt, Della, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld,
Lawlah, McFadden, Teitelbaum,
Forehand, and Green
- Entitled:
-
Juvenile Law - Waiver of Counsel
Prohibiting a child from waiving the right to the assistance of
counsel in specified proceedings except under specified circumstances;
prohibiting a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child from waiving
the child's right to the assistance of counsel; prohibiting the
juvenile court from accepting a waiver of the child's right to the
assistance of counsel except under specified circumstances; requiring
the court to consider specified factors in determining whether a
waiver is knowing and voluntary; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/28
- Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/19
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- 4/7
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/26
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 442
House Action
- 2/20
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/17
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-7)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEYS
- CLERKS OF COURT
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- HEARINGS
- JUVENILE CAUSES
- LEGAL AID
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- NOTICES
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-8A-20
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 718377/02 (PDF) Offered on: February 17, 2004 at:
10:22 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 762519/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2004 at:
12:43 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- February 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- April 7, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 3, 2004: Third Reading Passed (132-7)
