HB 861: Sexual Abuse Cases/Confessions
GENERAL BILL by Detert ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Flanagan ; Lynn
Sexual Abuse Cases/Confessions; 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: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 840 (Ch. 2000-204)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 840 (Ch. 2000-204)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2000 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 2/8/2000 | House |
• Referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) |
| 2/11/2000 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 02/21/00, 1:00 pm, 214-C |
| 2/21/2000 | House |
• Comm. Action: Favorable by Crime & Punishment (CRC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 |
| 2/22/2000 | House |
• Now in Judiciary (CJC) |
| 3/7/2000 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00059; On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 02/21/00, 1:00 pm, 214-C; Comm. Action: Favorable by Crime & Punishment (CRC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00150; Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00150 |
| 3/13/2000 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 03/15/00, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall |
| 3/15/2000 | House |
• Comm. Action: Favorable by Judiciary (CJC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00335 |
| 3/16/2000 | House |
• Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00335 |
| 5/2/2000 | House |
• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 01446; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar |
| 5/5/2000 | House |
• Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 840 (Ch. 2000-204) |