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SB 1382: Victim and Witness Protection

GENERAL BILL by Flores

Victim and Witness Protection; Increasing the maximum age of victims and witnesses for whom the court may order the use of videotaped testimony and closed circuit television in court proceedings in lieu of testifying in open court; revising the corroboration requirements for certain victim testimony and the admissibility of certain evidence in prosecutions to include specified human trafficking and lewd or lascivious offenses, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/6/2016 Senate • Filed
1/14/2016 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy -SJ 186
• Introduced -SJ 186
2/3/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/08/16, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
2/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/16/16, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
2/16/2016 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 424
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)