HB 7075: Victim and Witness Protection
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Trujillo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Steube
Victim and Witness Protection; Increases age limit for use of videotaped testimony & closed circuit television in court proceedings by victims or witnesses; increases age limit for victims & witnesses for whom court may enter protective orders; authorizes certain advocates to file motions for such orders; revises corroboration requirements for certain victim testimony & admissibility of certain evidence in prosecutions for specified human trafficking & lewd or lascivious offenses.
Effective Date: 10/1/2016
Last Action: 3/8/2016 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199) -HJ 925
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2016 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199) -HJ 925
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/20/2016 | House |
• Filed • Introduced -HJ 234 |
| 1/25/2016 | House |
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 286 |
| 2/4/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/08/16, 3:00 pm, Reed Hall |
| 2/8/2016 | House |
• Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 414 |
| 2/9/2016 | House |
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 415 |
| 2/23/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/25/16, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 2/25/2016 | House |
• Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 597 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 597 |
| 3/4/2016 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16 |
| 3/7/2016 | House |
• Placed on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/16 |
| 3/8/2016 | House |
• Substituted CS/SB 1294 -HJ 925 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199) -HJ 925 |
