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SB 828: Grand Juries

GENERAL BILL by Polsky

Grand Juries; Revising the list of persons prohibited from disclosing the testimony of a witness examined before a grand jury or other evidence it receives; creating an exception for a request by the media or an interested person to the prohibited publishing, broadcasting, disclosing, divulging, or communicating of any testimony of a witness examined before the grand jury, or the content, gist, or import thereof, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/23/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/4/2023 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
    • Now in Criminal Justice
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 828, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2023 at 12:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 851 Disclosure of Grand Jury Testimony Gossett-Seidman Identical Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2023 2:00 PM Judiciary 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    905.17 Who may be present during session of grand jury. Page 1 (pdf)
    905.27 Testimony not to be disclosed; exceptions. Page 4 (pdf)

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