SB21
DJJ; transfer of responsibility to Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
March 6, 2026
House: Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
Chief Patron:
Mamie Locke (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Juvenile Justice; transfer of responsibility from Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to Secretary of Health and Human Resources; stakeholder work group.
Directs the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a stakeholder work group to create a plan and recommended timeline for transferring responsibility for the Department of Juvenile Justice from the Secretary of Public ... (More) Safety and Homeland Security to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The bill requires the work group to be composed of interested parties, including representatives from civil liberty organizations, organizations engaged in the daily work of youth justice and violence prevention, formerly incarcerated persons and their families, and mental health experts. The bill directs the work group to submit its plan and recommended timeline for executing the transfer to the Chairs of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, House Committee on Public Safety, Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, and Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by November 1, 2026. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100693D
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB21)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/01/2026 - House: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
- 03/01/2026 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 03/06/2026 - House: Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
