Child Hearsay Exception
Summary
Child hearsay exception. The act amends the statutory exception to the hearsay rule to admit an out-of-court statement made by a child if certain conditions are satisfied in: Any criminal, delinquency, or civil proceeding in which the child (a person under 13 years of age) is alleged to have been a victim; or Any criminal, delinquency, or civil proceeding in which the child describes all or part of an offense of unlawful sexual behavior.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 10, 2019
Signed Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Mar 21, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Committee
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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