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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



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