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2023 SESSION

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SB 1025 Witnesses; exclusion, governmental agencies and other entities.

Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Exclusion of witnesses; governmental agencies and other entities. Adds an officer or agent of a partnership, governmental agency, or other entity to the list of persons who are exempt from the rule allowing the exclusion of witnesses during a proceeding in a civil case.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100836D  pdf
• 03/07/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1025ER)  pdf
• 03/26/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/07/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100836D
• 01/07/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/01/23  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/03/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/23  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/23  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/10/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/10/23  House: Read first time
• 02/10/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
• 02/13/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/23  House: Read second time
• 02/23/23  House: Read third time
• 02/23/23  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/23  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1025ER)
• 03/08/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/08/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/23  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
• 03/13/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/26/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/26/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)