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2013 SESSION

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HB 1477 Deadman's Statute; corroboration of testimony by business records, authentication of records.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Deadman's Statute; corroboration of testimony by business records. Revises the Deadman's Statute by allowing for the corroboration of the testimony of an adverse or interested party by an entry in a business record authored by the adverse or interested party. If the authentication of the business record used as evidence for corroboration is not admitted in a request for admission, the record must be authenticated by a person who is not the author of the entry and who is not an adverse or interested party to the case. The bill is identical to SB 1122.

FULL TEXT

• 01/02/13  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100732D  pdf
• 01/31/13  House: Printed as engrossed 13100732D-E  pdf
• 02/18/13  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1477ER)  pdf
• 03/05/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0061)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 01/02/13  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100732D
• 01/02/13  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/11/13  House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
• 01/23/13  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/13  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/13  House: Read first time
• 01/31/13  House: Read second time
• 01/31/13  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/31/13  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1477E
• 01/31/13  House: Printed as engrossed 13100732D-E
• 02/01/13  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/13  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/13  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/13  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N)
• 02/12/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/13  Senate: Read third time
• 02/13/13  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
• 02/18/13  House: Enrolled
• 02/18/13  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1477ER)
• 02/18/13  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/19/13  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/13  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 61 (effective 7/1/13)
• 03/05/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0061)