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SB1025

Witnesses; exclusion, governmental agencies and other entities.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Richard Stuart (R)

Session:
2023 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Exclusion of witnesses; governmental agencies and other entities.

Adds an officer or agent of a partnership, governmental agency, or other entity to the list of persons who are exempt from the rule allowing the exclusion of witnesses during a proceeding in a civil case.
  • Bill History

  • 01/07/2023 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100836D
  • 01/07/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
  • 02/01/2023 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 1-N)
  • 02/03/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2023 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/07/2023 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
  • 02/10/2023 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/10/2023 - House: Read first time
  • 02/10/2023 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/10/2023 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 02/13/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2023 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2023 - House: Read second time
  • 02/23/2023 - House: Read third time
  • 02/23/2023 - House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2023 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2023 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2023 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1025ER)
  • 03/08/2023 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/08/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/13/2023 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
  • 03/13/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
  • 03/26/2023 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 7/1/23)
  • 03/26/2023 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)