File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1070  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Giannetti and Jimeno
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Criminal Procedure - Media Coverage of Criminal Proceedings
 
Repealing a prohibition against recording or broadcasting specified
criminal proceedings; authorizing a presiding judge to grant a media
organization's request to provide media coverage of a criminal
proceeding under specified circumstances; establishing the
requirements for a media organization's request to provide media
coverage of a criminal proceeding; requiring the clerk of court to
provide notice to specified parties on receipt of a request; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/4
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/16
 - Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/24
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/22
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Della) Adopted
 - 3/24
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/28
 - Special Order later today (Senator Frosh) Adopted
 -      Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings (Senator Giannetti)
 
House Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
 - Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CLERKS OF COURT
 - COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
 - JUDGES
 - NEWS MEDIA
 - NOTICES
 - RADIO
 - RECORDINGS -see also- VIDEO
 - TELEVISION -see also- CABLE TELEVISION
 - TRIALS
 - WITNESSES
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Criminal Procedure
 - (
 1-201 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 198072/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2005      at:
11:36 a.m.     Status: Adopted