Legislation

Title: Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings
Sponsored by: Delegate Conaway
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Creating an exception to the general prohibition against recording or broadcasting a criminal sentencing hearing; establishing requirements that a media organization file a specified written request to provide media coverage of a criminal sentencing hearing with the clerk of the court at least 24 hours before the hearing is scheduled to begin; requiring the clerk of the court to provide notice of the request to each party involved in the criminal proceeding; providing specified factors that a presiding judge may consider; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0081 Session: 2016 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 6/24/2016 Legislative Date 6/24/2016 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/11/2017 Legislative Date 1/11/2017 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/04/2017 Legislative Date 1/04/2017 Action Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2017 Legislative Date 2/27/2017 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	6/24/2016	6/24/2016	Pre-filed
House	1/11/2017	1/11/2017	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings
House	1/04/2017	1/04/2017	Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/27/2017	2/27/2017	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

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