1995-04-11                     House Journal                      Page 1233
SB 46                                                                        
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 46(RLS) by the Senate Rules                             
Committee, entitled:                                                           
                                                                               
"An Act revising the provision of law under which a minor may                 
be charged, prosecuted, and sentenced as an adult in the district              
court, and adding to the list of offenses for which a minor may be             
prosecuted as an adult in the district court; amending the criminal            
jurisdiction of the district court to provide for the disposition of           
certain offenses relating to possession, control, or consumption of            
alcoholic beverages by a person under 21 years of age and                      
possession of tobacco by a person under 19 years of age; allowing              
a person under age 21 to be arrested by a peace officer without a              
warrant for acts relating to illegal possession, consumption, or               
control of alcohol; and amending the penalty applicable to persons             
under 21 years of age who possess, control, or consume alcoholic               
beverages."                                                                    
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance              
Committees.                                                                    
                                                                               
**The presence of Representative Barnes was noted.