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Relating to pretrial contact between a prosecuting witness who is a minor and the defendant
Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections
Same legislation: HF 659
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 14, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 18, 2019
- Done: House committeeMarch 6, 2019
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 19, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeApril 2, 2019
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to pretrial contact between a prosecuting witness who is a minor and the defendant. The bill provides that a prosecuting witness who is a minor, as defined in Code section 599.1, in a criminal case involving a public offense or a delinquent act, other than a simple misdemeanor, shall have the right to refuse a pretrial interview, pretrial deposition, or any other discovery request involving direct contact with the defendant.
House subcommittee
Named February 18, 2019. On February 21, 2019 it recommended passage.
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Similar bills
- HF 9 Relating to pretrial contact between a prosecuting witness who is a minor and the defendan…89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 709Nearly identical
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