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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)
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  • 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    5/2/2000 House • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 01446; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar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)

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  • HB 861, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2000 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2000 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 6/13/2000 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2000 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 840 (e1) Carlton Similar Last Action: 6/5/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-204
    Location:

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