Legislation - SB0274

Title: Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
Sponsored by: Senators Love, Smith, Waldstreicher, Sydnor, West, Muse, Folden, James, McKay, and Charles
Status: In the House - First Reading Judiciary
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; 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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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judiciary

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Cross-filed with: HB0293

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/09/2025 Legislative Date 1/09/2025 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/16/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {143521/1 Adopted Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/16/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/18/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (44-0) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 39AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/09/2025	1/09/2025	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
Senate	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/03/2025	3/03/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/04/2025	2/16/2025	Favorable with Amendments {143521/1 Adopted	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/04/2025	2/16/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	36 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
Senate	3/06/2025	2/18/2025	Third Reading Passed (44-0)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/07/2025	2/27/2025	Referred Judiciary	39AClick to view Recorded Media

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