SSB 3022

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2022
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2022
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeMarch 15, 2022
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
5. –
   Skipped: House committeeSkipped
6. ✓
   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 7, 202295–0
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, 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 video and telephonic hearings in criminal proceedings. The bill provides that upon motion of any party, an arraignment, pretrial conference, scheduling conference, or any other noncontested criminal proceeding shall be conducted by videoconference or telephone with the parties and other participants. Upon motion of any party, a hearing in a criminal case may be conducted with the parties and other participants by videoconference or telephone when the hearing can be handled efficiently and a substantial right of a party is not prejudiced.

Changed since by amendment H-8122; see Amendments.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named January 12, 2022. On January 27, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage.

• Sen. Julian B. Garrett R
• Sen. Nate Boulton D
• Sen. Jason Schultz REmail

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Fiscal note

The Bill is estimated to have an annual net cost of $960,000. This consists of costs to the Judicial Branch and savings to the Office of the State Public Defender and the Office of the Attorney General. There may be additional cost savings to counties, but the amount is unknown. 3 million to the Judicial Branch, as shown in Table 1 below.

• Video Hearings · March 11, 2022
• Video Hearings · February 18, 2022

Reading a fiscal note²

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