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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)

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  • SB 1382, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2016 at 9:19 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2016 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7075 Victim and Witness Protection Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/8/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199) -HJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 1294 (er) Victim and Witness Protection Flores Similar Last Action: 4/6/2016 Chapter No. 2016-199
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 1367 Offenses Involving Minors and Vulnerable Persons Nunez Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 545 (Ch. 2016-24), CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/16/2016 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.404 Character evidence; when admissible. Page 8 (pdf)
    92.53 Videotaping the testimony of a victim or witness under age 16 or who has an intellectual disability. Page 1 (pdf)
    92.54 Use of closed circuit television in proceedings involving a victim or witness under the age of 16 or who has an intellectual disability. Page 3 (pdf)
    92.55 Judicial or other proceedings involving victim or witness under the age of 16, a person who has an intellectual disability, or a sexual offense victim or witness; special protections; use of registered service or therapy animals. Page 5 (pdf)
    794.022 Rules of evidence. Page 7 (pdf)

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