Legislation - HB0293

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; requiring the testimony of a child victim taken by closed circuit television within the courthouse be in a setting that reasonably mitigates the likelihood the child victim will suffer emotional distress; etc.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0274

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0141 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/09/2025 Legislative Date 1/09/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2025 Legislative Date 1/17/2025 Action Hearing 2/06 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 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/13/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {713928/1 Adopted Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 43 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 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/04/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (140-0) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/09/2025	1/09/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
House	1/17/2025	1/17/2025	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2025	3/13/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/13/2025	3/03/2025	Favorable with Amendments {713928/1 Adopted	43 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2025	3/03/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	43 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
House	3/14/2025	3/04/2025	Third Reading Passed (140-0)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	48 Click to view Recorded Media

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