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                                    • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary  |