2025 bills / H.B. 359
H.B. 359 Juvenile Justice Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote (stopped here)
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
According to the official description, this bill:
- defines terms
- amends the notification requirements for an offense committed by a student on school grounds
- recodifies and amends requirements related to the notification of an offense committed by a student on school grounds, including statutory provisions addressing investigations, searches, and immunity
- addresses a minor's eligibility for a nonjudicial adjustment when a referral to a juvenile court involves certain offenses
- provides that a court may not grant a petition for expungement of a juvenile record if the petitioner has been adjudicated or convicted of certain drug offenses within two years before the petition for expungement is filed
- repeals statutes regarding notification and reporting of prohibited acts by students
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 10 yes, 0 no, 1 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote to change the bill · 2/26/2025 8:52 AMWho voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 1 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: Amendment Recommendation · 2/26/2025 8:53 AMWho voted how
- 2 yes, 8 no, 1 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: House vote, which failed · 2/26/2025 8:56 AMWho voted how
- 9 yes, 1 no, 1 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote, which it did not pass · 2/26/2025 9:02 AMWho voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 26, 2025 House Judiciary Committee▶ Watch