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2006 SESSION

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SB 251 Expert witness; eliminates prohibition against compensating in certain criminal cases.

Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Criminal procedure; compensation of expert witness.  Eliminates the prohibition against compensating psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, or other experts who are employed by the Commonwealth and are appointed by the court to render professional service in trials involving an insanity defense or after conviction in a case in which the offense indicates sexual abnormality. The bill limits such compensation to that which is for professional services rendered during nonstate hours and approved by the expert's employing agency as being beyond the scope of the expert's state employment duties.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062409136  pdf | impact statement
• 02/09/06  Senate: Printed as engrossed 062409136-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/06  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB251ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062409136
• 01/10/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/06  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/07/06  Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/06  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/06  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/09/06  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/09/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB251E
• 02/09/06  Senate: Printed as engrossed 062409136-E
• 02/10/06  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/06  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/14/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/06  House: Read first time
• 02/14/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/06  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/17/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/06  House: Read second time
• 02/22/06  House: Read third time
• 02/22/06  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/06  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/01/06  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB251ER)
• 03/01/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 170 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)