Relating to allowing therapy or facility dogs to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2021
Last action Apr 19, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CS
Carl Sherman
DDemocratic
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