House 0523: Relating to Evidence/Deceased/Incompetent Person

H523     GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Flores; (CO-SPONSORS) Ambler; Cannon; Goodlette;
  Jordan; Legg; Lopez-Cantera; Reagan; Rivera; Robaina; Zapata  (Identical
  CS/S 0988)
  Evidence/Deceased/Incompetent Person; repeals provision re testimony of
  interested persons re oral communication with deceased or mentally
  incompetent person; provides hearsay exception in specified actions or
  proceedings for statement made by declarant who is unavailable due to
  death, illness, or infirmity regarding same subject matter as statement
  made by declarant that was previously offered by adverse party &
  admitted. Repeals 90.602; amends 90.804.  EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005.
  01/25/05 HOUSE  Filed
  02/07/05 HOUSE  Referred to Civil Justice (JC); Judiciary (JC); Justice
                  Council
  03/08/05 HOUSE  Introduced, referred to Civil Justice (JC); Judiciary (JC);
                  Justice Council -HJ 00051; On Committee agenda-- Civil
                  Justice (JC), 03/09/05, 10:00 am, 24-H
  03/09/05 HOUSE  Favorable by Civil Justice (JC); YEAS  4  NAYS  0 -HJ 00196;
                  Now in Judiciary (JC) -HJ 00196
  03/14/05 HOUSE  On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (JC), 03/16/05, 9:00 am,
                  Morris Hall
  03/16/05 HOUSE  Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary (JC); YEAS  10
                  NAYS  0 -HJ 00230
  03/17/05 HOUSE  Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
  03/18/05 HOUSE  Now in Justice Council -HJ 00230
  03/28/05 HOUSE  On Council agenda-- Justice Council, 03/30/05, 8:00 am, 404-H
  03/30/05 HOUSE  Favorable with CS amendment by- Justice Council; YEAS  10
                  NAYS  0 -HJ 00365
  04/01/05 HOUSE  Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar
                  -HJ 00365
  04/05/05 HOUSE  Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00348;
                  Ordered engrossed -HJ 00348
  04/07/05 HOUSE  Read third time -HJ 00374; Passed as amended; YEAS  110
                  NAYS  1 -HJ 00375
  04/12/05 SENATE In Messages
  04/19/05 SENATE Received, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00477
  05/02/05 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00784; Substituted for CS/SB 988
                  -SJ 00785; Read second time -SJ 00785
  05/03/05 SENATE Read third time -SJ 00852; Passed; YEAS  39  NAYS  0
                  -SJ 00852
  05/03/05 HOUSE  Ordered enrolled -HJ 01247
  05/20/05   Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  05/24/05   Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-46
  
  

   0090.602
   0090.804

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