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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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Introduced in a prior session as: HB0863 Session: 2022 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/25/2023 Legislative Date 1/25/2023 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Courts - Expert Witnesses - Letter of Exception Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/26/2023 Legislative Date 1/26/2023 Action Hearing 2/07 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 3/09/2023 Legislative Date 3/09/2023 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2023 Legislative Date 3/04/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2023 Legislative Date 3/04/2023 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Courts - Expert Witnesses - Letter of Exception Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2023 Legislative Date 3/05/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (133-1) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2023 Legislative Date 3/06/2023 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2023 Legislative Date 3/22/2023 Action Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/25/2023	1/25/2023	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Courts - Expert Witnesses - Letter of Exception
House	1/26/2023	1/26/2023	Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2023	3/09/2023	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/10/2023	3/04/2023	Favorable Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2023	3/04/2023	Second Reading Passed	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Courts - Expert Witnesses - Letter of Exception
House	3/14/2023	3/05/2023	Third Reading Passed (133-1)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2023	3/06/2023	Referred Judicial Proceedings	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2023	3/22/2023	Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.

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