CHAPTER NUMBER: 638
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 658/97 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Forehand, Kelley, Roesser, Colburn, and Jimeno
- Entitled:
-
Child Abuse - Out of Court Statements -
Nurses
Allowing out of court statements concerning alleged offenses against a
child victim under 12 years of age to be admitted in specified court
proceedings if the statements were made to and are offered by
specified persons who were lawfully acting in the course of their
professions when the statements were made; repealing a requirement
that the out of court statements be made to and offered by specified
individuals who possess specified occupational licenses; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/18
- Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/11
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Forehand, Green, and R. Hughes
- 4/13
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- 4/11
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/21
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 638
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (121-10)
- 4/8
- House Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Baker R, O'Donnell, Vallario
- 4/11
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (122-11)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD ABUSE
- COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- EVIDENCE
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- NURSES
- PHYSICIANS
- PSYCHOLOGISTS
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
- SOCIAL WORKERS
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
775 ,
775
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 058150/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 19, 1998 at:
10:58 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 701296/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1998 at:
10:37 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 473709/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 13, 1998 at:
11:41 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 643101/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 13, 1998 at:
11:41 p.m. Status: Incomplete
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 23, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- April 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- House
- April 5, 1998: Third Reading Passed (121-10)
- April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (122-11)
