File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hughes, Roesser,
Jimeno, Ferguson, and Colburn
- Entitled:
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Evidence - Out of Court
Statements
Expanding a provision of law to allow in civil proceedings out of
court statements made by a child under the age of 12 who is either the
victim of an alleged offense, the child alleged to need assistance in
the case, or a witness to such an offense against another child;
requiring the court to make a specified finding on the record;
authorizing the admission into evidence under specified circumstances
of specified out of court statements made by specified children who
are witnesses to specified offenses against another child; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Boozer) Adopted
- 3/14
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House Action
- 3/18
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/19
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD ABUSE
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- EVIDENCE
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
775
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 808848/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 14, 1997 at: 12:25
Status: Adopted