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HB1622

Child abuse or neglect; out-of-court and recorded statements made by a child.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Chris Collins (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Out-of-court and recorded statements made by a child; abuse or neglect of a child.

Provides that, in any civil proceeding involving the alleged abuse or neglect of a child, an out-of-court statement made by a child 14 years of age or younger at the time the statement is offered into evidence describing sexual acts with or on the child by another may be admissible. The bill further provides that in any such civil proceeding, a recorded statement of the alleged victim of the abuse or neglect, made prior to the proceeding, may be admissible if the alleged victim is 14 years of age or younger at the time the statement is offered into evidence. Under current law, such out-of-court and recorded statements may be admissible when the child is 12 years of age or younger. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 10/10/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100479D
  • 10/10/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/07/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/11/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
  • 01/21/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 0-N)
  • 01/23/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 01/24/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 01/24/2019 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 01/24/2019 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1622E
  • 01/24/2019 - House: Printed as engrossed 19100479D-E
  • 01/25/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 01/25/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
  • 02/07/2019 - Senate: Assigned Rehab sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 02/15/2019 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 1-N 1-A)
  • 02/15/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1622ER)
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/22/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/04/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
  • 03/04/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/18/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 413 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 03/18/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0413)

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