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SB 640 Witnesses; right to nondisclosure of certain information.

Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Witness's right to nondisclosure of certain information. Adds witnesses in criminal prosecutions of manufacturing, selling, giving, etc., a controlled substance and of violent felonies to the list of those witnesses who may request to have their addresses, telephone numbers, and places of employment withheld from disclosure. The bill also prohibits an attorney who issues a summons for a witness in a criminal case from filing the names and addresses of witnesses who are protected from disclosure of such information with the clerk of the court.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/14  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 14101674D  pdf
• 03/07/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB640ER)  pdf
• 04/06/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0744)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/17/14  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 14101674D
• 01/17/14  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/29/14  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
• 01/31/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/14  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/14  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
• 02/07/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/14  House: Read first time
• 02/07/14  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/14  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/28/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/14  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 2-N)
• 03/04/14  House: Read second time
• 03/05/14  House: Read third time
• 03/05/14  House: Passed House (92-Y 2-N)
• 03/05/14  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 2-N)
• 03/07/14  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB640ER)
• 03/07/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/10/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 744 (effective 7/1/14)
• 04/06/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0744)