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HB 1499: Legislature

GENERAL BILL by Evers ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fetterman ; Steinberg

Legislature; Designates act "Truth in Government Act"; requires persons who address legislative committees to take oath or affirmation of truthfulness; provides exceptions; provides penalties; requires member of committee to administer oath or affirmation; authorizes use of signed appearance card in lieu of oral oath or affirmation; provides penalties for making false statement after signing card.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/3/2009	House	• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00127
  3/9/2009	House	• Referred to Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA); Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council; Policy Council -HJ 00195
  3/20/2009	House	• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP), 03/24/09, 8:00 am, 12-H
  3/24/2009	House	• Favorable by Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00253; Now in Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA) -HJ 00253
  5/2/2009	House	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA)

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• HB 1499, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2009 at 9:18 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 1574	Legislature/Oaths and Affirmations [SPSC]	Villalobos	Identical	Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  11.143	Standing or select committees; powers.
  11.1435

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