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2005 SESSION
HB 578 Electronic communication; use thereof for certain proceedings and witness testimony.
Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Use of electronic communication for certain filings; parties and witnesses. Provides that petitions and orders for emergency custody, temporary detention, and involuntary commitment of minors may be filed, issued, served, or executed by electronic means, with or without the use of two-way electronic video and audio communication. The bill also allows petitions and orders for emergency custody of adults, temporary detention of adults, emergency custody and temporary detention of adults in judicial authorization of treatment proceedings, and emergency custody of conditionally released persons to be filed, issued, served, or executed by electronic means, with or without the use of two-way electronic video and audio communication. The bill provides for party and witness testimony through two-way electronic video and audio communication in such proceedings. Finally, the bill allows a witness to testify using a telephonic communication system when his testimony would be helpful to the conduct of such proceedings and he is not able to be physically present.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 043426316 pdf | impact statement
- 12/10/04 House: Introduced bill reprinted 043426316 pdf | impact statement
- 12/10/04 House: Committee substitute printed 051915316-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB578ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0051) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 043426316
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/29/04 House: Continued to 2005 in H. W. I. (21-Y 0-N)
- 11/30/04 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 12/10/04 House: Introduced bill reprinted 043426316
- 12/10/04 House: Committee substitute printed 051915316-H1
- 01/13/05 House: Read first time
- 01/14/05 House: Read second time
- 01/14/05 House: Committee substitute agreed to 051915316-H1
- 01/14/05 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB578H1
- 01/17/05 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/18/05 House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/05 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/05 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/19/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/19/05 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/05 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/05 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB578ER)
- 02/25/05 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 51 (effective 7/1/05)
- 03/24/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0051)