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: 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
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• Withdrawn from Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 01541; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar |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) |