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1994 SESSION

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SB 211 Witness protection program.

Introduced by: Edgar S. Robb | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Witness protection program. Directs the Superintendent of State Police to establish and maintain within the Department a witness protection program to temporarily relocate or otherwise protect witnesses and their families who may be in danger because of their cooperation with the investigation and prosecution of serious violent crimes and certain felony drug crimes. The Superintendent is allowed to make the services of the program available to law-enforcement and criminal justice agencies of all localities.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/94  Senate: Presented and ordered printed  pdf
• 03/21/94  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB211ER)  pdf
• 04/21/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0833)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/24/94  Senate: Presented and ordered printed
• 01/24/94  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/94  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/94  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/94  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/94  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/15/94  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/94  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/94  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/94  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/94  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/16/94  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/17/94  House: Read first time
• 02/17/94  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/04/94  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 03/08/94  House: Read second time
• 03/08/94  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (21-Y 1-N)
• 03/09/94  House: Read third time
• 03/09/94  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/09/94  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/09/94  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/10/94  House: Read third time
• 03/10/94  House: Passed House with amendments (87-Y 9-N)
• 03/10/94  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (87-Y 9-N)
• 03/10/94  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/10/94  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/94  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/21/94  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB211ER)
• 03/28/94  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/29/94  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/30/94  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/12/94  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/20/94  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
• 04/20/94  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOVERNOR'S RECOMM. (39-Y 1-N)
• 04/20/94  House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (99-Y 1-N)
• 04/20/94  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 1-N)
• 04/20/94  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/20/94  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/20/94  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/20/94  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/20/94  House: Enacted, Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/94)
• 04/21/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0833)