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CS/SB 840: Sexual Abuse Cases

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Carlton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) McKay

Sexual Abuse Cases; defines term "sexual abuse"; provides for admissibility of defendant's confession or admission in specified sexual abuse cases without proof of corpus delicti of crime under certain conditions; provides for court hearing; requires corroborating evidence of trustworthiness of defendant's confession or admission; allows hearsay evidence at such hearing; requires specific findings of fact by court on record.

Effective Date: 06/05/2000
 Last Action: 6/5/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-204
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/27/1999 Senate • Prefiled
    1/6/2000 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary
    3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 00053
    3/9/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/15/00, 1:00 pm, 37-S
    3/15/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00236; CS read first time on 03/16/00 -SJ 00242
    3/16/2000 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00236
    3/23/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/28/00, 3:30 pm, 110-S
    3/28/2000 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00305
    3/29/2000 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00305
    4/11/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406
    4/12/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00420; Read second time -SJ 00443
    4/18/2000 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00455; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00455; Immediately certified -SJ 00455
    4/18/2000 House • In Messages
    5/4/2000 House • Received -HJ 01564; Read second time -HJ 01564; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01564; Read third time -HJ 01564; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01564
    5/4/2000 Senate • In returning messages
    5/5/2000 Senate • Concurred -SJ 01155; CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 01155; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01155
    5/23/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/5/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-204

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  • CS/SB 840, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 861 Sexual Abuse Cases/Confessions Detert Similar Last Action: 5/5/2000 H Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 840 (Ch. 2000-204)
    Location:

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  • CS/SB 840, Engrossed 1 Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/18/2000 1:30 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/4/2000 2:51 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/5/2000 9:18 AM Senate 35 Yeas - 0 Nays

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  • CS/SB 840, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2000 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2000 (pdf)
    House Message Summary (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    463137 - Amendment
    		Villalobos 5/6/2000
    6:31 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    935119 - Amendment
    		Villalobos 5/6/2000
    6:43 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

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  • SB 840, Original Filed Version Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

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