CRIM PRO-VICTIM TESTIMONY
Summary
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a court may order the testimony of a victim who is a child under 18, a person with a moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability, or a person affected by a developmental disability by means of a closed circuit television in a proceeding for the prosecution of an offense of criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse aggravated battery or aggravated domestic battery, the testimony is taken during the proceeding, and the judge determines that testimony by the child victim or victim with a moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability or victim affected by a developmental disability in the courtroom will result in the child or person with a moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability or person affected by a developmental disability suffering serious emotional distress such that the child or person with a moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability or person affected by a developmental disability cannot reasonably communicate or that the child or person with a moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability or person affected by a developmental disability will suffer severe emotional distress and is likely to cause the child or person with a moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability or person affected by a developmental disability to suffer severe adverse effects.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2016
Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 10, 2017
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Feb 11, 2016
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Ron Sandack
RRepublican
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