HB 645: Expert Witnesses
GENERAL BILL by Ross
Expert Witnesses; Revises requirements for admission of expert testimony; provides that facts or data that are otherwise inadmissible shall not be disclosed to jury except in specified circumstances; provides for pretrial hearing to determine whether an expert's proposed testimony satisfies specified requirements; provides standard for appellate review of such determination; provides for interlocutory appeal of ruling to admit or exclude expert testimony, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 5/2/2008 House - Died in Committee on Courts (SS)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2008 House - Died in Committee on Courts (SS)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/22/2008 House • Filed
1/27/2008 House • Referred to Safety & Security Council
2/21/2008 House • Referred to Courts (SS) by Safety & Security Council
3/4/2008 House • Introduced, referred to Safety & Security Council -HJ 00052; Referred to Courts (SS) by Safety & Security Council -HJ 00133
3/10/2008 House • On Committee agenda-- Courts (SS), 03/12/08, 8:00 am, 212-K --Temporarily deferred
3/17/2008 House • On Committee agenda-- Courts (SS), 03/19/08, 8:00 am, 216-C --Not considered
5/2/2008 House • Died in Committee on Courts (SS)
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HB 645, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/22/2008 at 11:02 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Committee on Courts (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 1448 Expert Witnesses [LPCC] Wise Identical Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Judiciary
Location:Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 90.702 Testimony by experts. 90.704 Basis of opinion testimony by experts. 90.705 Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion. 90.707