Legislation

Title: Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
Sponsored by: Delegates Pippy, Simpson, Arikan, Conaway, Grammer, Kaufman, Phillips, Taylor, and Schmidt
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/05/2023 Legislative Date 10/05/2023 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Child Abuse Victim - Testimony Taken Outside the Courtroom Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 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 3/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/05/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2024 Legislative Date 2/27/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {143521/1 Adopted Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2024 Legislative Date 2/27/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/08/2024 Legislative Date 2/29/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2024 Legislative Date 3/13/2024 Action Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/05/2023	10/05/2023	Pre-filed
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Child Abuse Victim - Testimony Taken Outside the Courtroom
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2024	3/05/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/06/2024	2/27/2024	Favorable with Amendments {143521/1 Adopted	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/06/2024	2/27/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	37 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
House	3/08/2024	2/29/2024	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2024	2/26/2024	Referred Judicial Proceedings	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/13/2024	3/13/2024	Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.

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