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2012 SESSION

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HB 944 Sexually violent predators; conducting probable cause hearing.

Introduced by: Ronald A. Villanueva | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Commitment of sexually violent predators; probable cause hearing; use of video and audio communication system.  Provides that the hearing to determine whether probable cause exists to believe that a person is a sexually violent predator who should be civilly committed may be conducted by using a two-way electronic video and audio communication system. This bill is identical to SB 461.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103499D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB944ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/13/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0246)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103499D
• 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/19/12  House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
• 01/19/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 02/01/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
• 02/03/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)
• 02/07/12  House: Read first time
• 02/08/12  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/09/12  House: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N 1-A)
• 02/09/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (74-Y 23-N 1-A)
• 02/10/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N)
• 02/21/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/12  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/12  Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
• 02/27/12  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB944ER)
• 02/27/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 246 (effective 7/1/12)
• 03/13/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0246)