BILL · 1995–96 SESSION
SB 5189: Children capable of crimes
Reducing the age at which children can be considered capable of crimes.
Summary
- Children under the age of six years are incapable of committing crime. Children six to under ten years of age are presumed to be incapable of crime.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5189), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 13, 1995
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Pam Roach (R-31)
- Introduced
- January 13, 1995 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 1996
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Pam Roach (R-31)
4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5189 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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