Relating to criminal law including the disclosure of a defendant’s privileged records, no-contact orders, commencement limitations for certain sexual offenses, sexually predatory offenses, victim rights, discovery, postconviction relief actions, criminal appeals, and pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2023
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2023
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2023
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   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 22, 202337–13
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   Done: House committeeMarch 14, 2024
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   Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 5

1 adopted · 3 failed. Newest first.

• S-3103 · filed March 22, 2023 by Sen. Nate Boulton (D)

  AI summary This amendment changes the rule so that a deposition must show that its subject matter could reasonably lead to finding information that is relevant to the criminal case. Its wording →
  Failed
  March 22, 2023
• S-3100 · filed March 22, 2023 by Sen. Dan Dawson (R)

  AI summary This amendment changes how courts handle recorded statements from children by removing the rule that these statements are automatically considered reliable. It also adds a rule that a child's statement can be used if the child is unavailable to testify or if a court finds that testifying in person would cause the child significant emotional or psychological trauma. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 22, 2023
• S-3096 · filed March 22, 2023 by Sen. Dan Dawson (R)

  AI summary This amendment changes how courts handle recorded statements from children by removing certain rules about when those statements are considered reliable. It also adds a rule that a child's statement can be used if the child is unavailable to testify or if a court finds that testifying in person would cause the child significant emotional or psychological trauma. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  March 22, 2023
• S-3091 · filed March 21, 2023 by Sen. Janet Petersen (D)

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule stating that if a court finds any part of this law invalid, the rest of the law will still remain in effect. Its wording →
  Failed
  March 22, 2023
• S-3090 · filed March 21, 2023 by Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D)

  AI summary This amendment removes several sections of the bill, including the parts about how defendants can access private records and the rules for no-contact orders. It also changes the bill's title to remove references to privileged records. Its wording →
  Failed
  March 22, 2023