A bill for an act relating to pretrial contact between a prosecuting witness who is a minor and the defendant. (Formerly HF 9.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 1, 2021
Signed May 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House Mar 9, 2021
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 43
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 20, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 23, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2021 12:00PM 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: J. Taylor, Kinney, and Reichman.
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 93, nays none.
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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