SB 1382: Expert Witnesses
GENERAL BILL by Perry
Expert Witnesses; Requiring the court to pay reasonable fees to members of the examining committee for their evaluation and testimony regarding persons with disabilities; requiring the court to pay for the evaluation and testimony of an expert for a defendant on conditional release under certain circumstances; authorizing a defendant who has an alleged pregnancy to retain, at the defendant’s expense rather than the county’s, one or more physicians, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/14/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 189 |
| 3/15/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 189 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary |