CS/SB 840: Sexual Abuse Cases
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Carlton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) McKay
Sexual Abuse Cases; defines term "sexual abuse"; provides for admissibility of defendant's confession or admission in specified sexual abuse cases without proof of corpus delicti of crime under certain conditions; provides for court hearing; requires corroborating evidence of trustworthiness of defendant's confession or admission; allows hearsay evidence at such hearing; requires specific findings of fact by court on record.
Effective Date: 06/05/2000
Last Action: 6/5/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-204
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 6/5/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-204
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/27/1999 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 1/6/2000 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary |
| 3/7/2000 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 00053 |
| 3/9/2000 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/15/00, 1:00 pm, 37-S |
| 3/15/2000 | Senate |
• Comm. Action: CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00236; CS read first time on 03/16/00 -SJ 00242 |
| 3/16/2000 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 00236 |
| 3/23/2000 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/28/00, 3:30 pm, 110-S |
| 3/28/2000 | Senate |
• Comm. Action:-Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00305 |
| 3/29/2000 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar -SJ 00305 |
| 4/11/2000 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406 |
| 4/12/2000 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00420; Read second time -SJ 00443 |
| 4/18/2000 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 00455; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00455; Immediately certified -SJ 00455 |
| 4/18/2000 | House |
• In Messages |
| 5/4/2000 | House |
• Received -HJ 01564; Read second time -HJ 01564; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01564; Read third time -HJ 01564; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01564 |
| 5/4/2000 | Senate |
• In returning messages |
| 5/5/2000 | Senate |
• Concurred -SJ 01155; CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 01155; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01155 |
| 5/23/2000 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/5/2000 |
• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-204 |