BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 3072: Child witnesses

Providing for child witnesses.

Summary

  • Expands the allowed use of one-way, closed-circuit television for taking the testimony of a child witness under the age of 10 outside the presence of the defendant in criminal prosecutions;
  • Allows such testimony of a child witness to be so taken with respect to sexual contact or physical abuse against a child other than the witness; and
  • Allows such testimony of a child witness to be so taken with respect to a violent offense committed against a person known by or familiar to the child witness.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2004
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jay Rodne (R-5)
Introduced
January 27, 2004 in the House
Last action
January 27, 2004

AN ACT Relating to child witnesses;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jay Rodne (R-5)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 3072 in other sessions

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