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2008 SESSION
HB 953 Abuse or neglect proceedings; videotaped statement.
Introduced by: Sal R. Iaquinto | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Abuse or neglect proceedings; videotaped statement. Allows a videotaped statement of an alleged victim to be admissible into evidence in a criminal proceeding for child abuse or neglect if the child is 12 years of age or younger at the time the statement is offered and a number of other conditions are met, including having the alleged victim testify prior to entry of the statement and having all persons present at the time the statement was taken available to testify or be cross-examined at the proceeding where the recording is offered. The proponent of the videotaped statement must give the adverse party 10 days notice prior to the proceeding of his intent to offer the statement as evidence.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080246806 pdf
- 02/09/08 House: Committee substitute printed 080288560-H1 pdf
- 03/03/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 081577560-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080246806
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/08/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/08 House: Committee substitute printed 080288560-H1
- 02/09/08 House: Read first time
- 02/11/08 House: Read second time
- 02/11/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 080288560-H1
- 02/11/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB953H1
- 02/12/08 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/28/08 Senate: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
- 03/03/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 081577560-S1