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Relating to pretrial contact between a prosecuting witness who is a minor and the defendant
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: HF 395
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 shall have the right to have a pretrial interview or deposition taken outside of the presence of the defendant. The interview or deposition may be televised by closed-circuit equipment or in some other manner to a room where the defendant can view the interview or deposition, but which ensures there is no contact with the minor. The defendant shall be allowed to communicate with the defendant’s attorney during the interview or deposition through an appropriate electronic method.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 20, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
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- 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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