Proyectos de ley › 91.ª Asamblea General
Relating to testimony by certain witnesses by two-way closed-circuit equipment
Presentado por Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Izaah Knox (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Zach Wahls (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)
Temas:Courts & civil law
La misma legislación: HF 403
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado16 de enero de 2025
- Hecho: Subcomité23 de enero de 2025
- Se detuvo: Comité del SenadoMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
- Sigue: Comité de la CámaraEmbudo: antes del 20 de marzo de 2026
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2026 terminó el 3 de mayo de 2026, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
Resumen con IA Courts can now allow children or people with certain disabilities to testify using two-way video equipment instead of being in the same room as the defendant. This change helps protect witnesses from trauma that might make it hard for them to speak clearly. A judge can make this decision to help a minor or a person with a mental or developmental disability communicate more easily during a trial. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)1
Lea la explicación oficial (en inglés)
This bill relates to testimony by certain witnesses by two-way closed-circuit equipment. The bill provides that upon its own motion or upon motion of any party, a court may protect a minor up to 18 years of age from trauma caused by testifying in the physical presence of the defendant where it would impair the minor’s ability to communicate, by ordering that the testimony of the minor be taken in a room other than the courtroom and be televised by two-way closed-circuit equipment for viewing in the courtroom. Current law does not specify that the closed-circuit equipment be two-way. Upon a finding of necessity, the court may also allow the testimony of a victim or witness with a mental illness, an intellectual disability, or other developmental disability to be taken by two-way closed-circuit equipment regardless of the age of the victim or witness.
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Lo que cambia del Código de Iowa (Iowa Code)
Modifica§915.38
Cabildeo
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