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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



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