HB 1107: Underage Witness Protection
GENERAL BILL by Wiles ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Roberts-Burke ; Brown ; Lynn
Underage Witness Protection; requires judge to protect witness under specific age from undue harassment or embarrassment during interrogation & to restrict unnecessary repetition of questions; requires that questions be stated in form appropriate to age & understanding of witness; authorizes court to forbid questions that are not in form reasonably understood. Amends 90.612.
        
        Effective Date: 7/1/2000 07/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 794 (Ch. 2000-316)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
    
    
    Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 794 (Ch. 2000-316)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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            Bill History Date Chamber Action 2/11/2000 House • Prefiled 
 2/24/2000 House • Referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Judiciary (CJC) 
 3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00076 
 3/20/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 03/22/00, 1:00 pm, 317-C 
 3/22/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Family Law & Children (CJC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00364 
 3/23/2000 House • Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00364 
 5/4/2000 House • Withdrawn from Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 01541; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar 
 5/5/2000 House • Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 794 (Ch. 2000-316) 
 
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                    HB 1107, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Family Law & Children (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2000 (pdf) 
 Family Law & Children (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2000 (pdf)
 Family Law & Children (Post-Meeting) 5/17/2000 (pdf)
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 794 (e1) Saunders Similar Last Action: 6/19/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-316 
 Location:Floor Amendments (1)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 602729 - Amendment 
 Smith 5/6/2000 
 6:39 AMWeb Page 
 PDFCitations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 90.612 Mode and order of interrogation and presentation.