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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)