Authorizes the personal presence of crime victims during trial
Summary
Entitles the victim of a criminal offense, or his or her representative, to be personally present during the trial of the accused and to be seated at the prosecutors table whether or not he/she is to be called as a witness.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Last action Jan 6, 2020
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 6, 2019
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AR
Andrew Raia
RRepublican
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