Legislation - HB0442

Title: Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer
Sponsored by: Delegates Simpson, Acevero, Bouchat, Fair, Kerr, Miller, and Tomlinson
Status: In the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Expanding the evidentiary rule on the admissibility of out of court statements made by child victims or witnesses to make admissible an out of court statement made by a child to a forensic interviewer.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0333

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer 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 3/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/26/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer
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	3/03/2025	3/03/2025	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	37BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer
House	3/06/2025	2/27/2025	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/07/2025	2/19/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	39 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/26/2025	3/26/2025	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/26/2025	3/08/2025	Favorable Adopted	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/26/2025	3/08/2025	Second Reading Passed	56 Click to view Recorded Media

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