The bill directs the age of delinquency task force of the Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice to study using juvenile justice services and systems for adults 18 through 20 years of age (emerging adults). The task force shall: • Compile data regarding all criminal filings in the state from the last 3 years that data is available in which a defendant is 18 through 20 years of age; • Study the established brain research for emerging adults, study the data collected, study the potential impacts on the division of youth services and youthful offender system if they also served emerging adults, and make recommendations to the general assembly regarding appropriate uses of the juvenile justice system for emerging adults; and • Create a report of the collected data and recommendations for the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and senate by March 31, 2020.

Year

2019

Current status

  • Sent to the Governor (04/29/2019)
  • Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (04/12/2019)
  • Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (03/20/2019)
  • House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (03/15/2019)
  • House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (02/14/2019)
  • Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (01/29/2019)

Sponsors

S. Gonzales-Gutierrez/ P. Lee

Bill number

HB19-1149

Position

Support