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Prohibiting a court from requiring a letter of exception for an individual to testify in a criminal proceeding as an expert witness if the individual is reviewing the data, opinion, interpretation, or conclusion of another expert witness or forensic laboratory and is not handling any physical evidence.

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2022

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Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2022 Legislative Date 2/07/2022 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Forensic Analysis - Letter of Exception - Criminal Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2022 Legislative Date 2/11/2022 Action Hearing 2/22 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 3/18/2022 Legislative Date 3/18/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2022 Legislative Date 3/12/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments {793520/1 Adopted Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2022 Legislative Date 3/12/2022 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Courts - Expert Witnesses - Letter of Exception Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2022 Legislative Date 3/14/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (127-3) Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2022 Legislative Date 3/08/2022 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2022 Legislative Date 3/23/2022 Action Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/07/2022	2/07/2022	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Forensic Analysis - Letter of Exception - Criminal Proceedings
House	2/11/2022	2/11/2022	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2022	3/18/2022	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/18/2022	3/12/2022	Favorable with Amendments {793520/1 Adopted	33 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2022	3/12/2022	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	33 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Courts - Expert Witnesses - Letter of Exception
House	3/21/2022	3/14/2022	Third Reading Passed (127-3)	35 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/21/2022	3/08/2022	Referred Judicial Proceedings	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2022	3/23/2022	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

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