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2010 SESSION

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HB 456 Preliminary hearing; admissibility of certificates of analysis at trial.

Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Admissibility of certificates of analysis at preliminary hearing; at trial. Provides that at any preliminary hearing, certificates of analysis and reports prepared by lab analysts, etc., shall be admissible without the testimony of the person preparing such certificate or report. The bill also provides that when such an analyst appears in court on the day of trial to testify, the certificate of analysis shall be admissible (over procedural objection). This bill has been incorporated into HB 500.

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• 01/12/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102257D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/12/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102257D
• 01/12/10  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/10  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/03/10  House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB500-Gilbert) by voice vote
• 02/16/10  House: Left in Courts of Justice