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2003 SESSION

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HB 1918 Certificate of forensic scientist as evidence.

Introduced by: James F. Almand; Resigned 8/03 | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Certificate of forensic scientist as evidence. Removes references to "chemist" in section involving analysis of alcohol samples, correcting them to forensic scientist. The bill also allows a forensic scientist's certificate of analysis of alcohol into evidence without being sworn, only signed.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031741216  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1918ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/20/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0130)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031741216
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/14/03  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 3
• 01/30/03  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/03  House: Read first time
• 02/03/03  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/03  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/03  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/12/03  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/03  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/03  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1918ER)
• 02/22/03  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 130 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/20/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0130)