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2007 SESSION

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HB 1559 Witnesses; civil immunity for those in criminal case.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Civil immunity; witnesses in a criminal case. Provides that no person shall be liable in a civil action for any misidentification of a person made in the course of a criminal investigation of an alleged criminal sexual assault in violation as long as the misidentification was made with the good faith belief in its veracity and authenticity.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/06  House: Presented and ordered printed 062460232  pdf
• 02/06/06  House: Committee substitute printed 062877232-H1  pdf
• 02/13/06  House: Floor substitute printed 062889232-H2 (Bell)  pdf
• 02/13/06  House: Printed as engrossed 062889232-EH2  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/20/06  House: Presented and ordered printed 062460232
• 01/20/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/03/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
• 02/06/06  House: Committee substitute printed 062877232-H1
• 02/07/06  House: Read first time
• 02/08/06  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/06  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/10/06  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/13/06  House: Read second time
• 02/13/06  House: Committee substitute rejected 062877232-H1
• 02/13/06  House: Floor substitute printed 062889232-H2 (Bell)
• 02/13/06  House: Substitute by Delegate Bell agreed to 062889232-H2
• 02/13/06  House: Engrossment refused by House (42-Y 54-N)
• 02/13/06  House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT REFUSED (42-Y 54-N)
• 02/13/06  House: Engrossment reconsidered by House
• 02/13/06  House: Amendment by Delegate Bell agreed to
• 02/13/06  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1559EH2
• 02/13/06  House: Printed as engrossed 062889232-EH2
• 02/14/06  House: Read third time and passed House (83-Y 17-N)
• 02/14/06  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 17-N)
• 02/14/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/15/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/06/06  Senate: Continued to 2007 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 12/11/06  Senate: Left in Courts of Justice