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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1508: Hearsay exception

Creating a hearsay exception for statements offered against a party that has engaged or acquiesced in wrongdoing.

Summary

  • Creates a hearsay exception when: (a) the declarant is unavailable as a witness; and (b) the statement is offered against a party that has engaged or acquiesced in wrongdoing that was intended to, and did, make the declarant unavailable.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Patricia Lantz (D-26)
Introduced
January 26, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006

AN ACT Relating to creating a hearsay exception for statements offered against a party that has engaged or acquiesced in wrongdoing;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Patricia Lantz (D-26)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Tom Campbell R-2Dennis Flannigan D-27Daniel Newhouse R-15Jeannie Darneille D-27Jim Moeller D-49Steve Kirby D-29

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1508 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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