Legislation - HB0281

Title: Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
Sponsored by: Delegate Embry
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.

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Cross-filed with: SB0146

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0572 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/31/2024 Legislative Date 10/31/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2025 Legislative Date 1/10/2025 Action Hearing 1/28 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 2/24/2025 Legislative Date 2/24/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2025 Legislative Date 2/24/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/28/2025 Legislative Date 2/14/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/31/2024	10/31/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
House	1/10/2025	1/10/2025	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2025	2/24/2025	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/25/2025	2/22/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	34 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
House	2/27/2025	2/24/2025	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/28/2025	2/14/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	34 Click to view Recorded Media

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