SB 1382 (2016) -  Victim and Witness Protection

General Bill by Flores
Victim and Witness Protection: Increasing the maximum age of victims and witnesses for whom the court may order the use of videotaped testimony and closed circuit television in court proceedings in lieu of testifying in open court; revising the corroboration requirements for certain victim testimony and the admissibility of certain evidence in prosecutions to include specified human trafficking and lewd or lascivious offenses, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: 03/11/16 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199) on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/16/16 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
  • Fiscal Policy

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 7075 Subject: Victim and Witness Protection Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/SB 1294 Subject: Victim and Witness Protection Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 1367 Subject: Offenses Involving Minors and Vulnerable Persons Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/16/2016 2:43:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/5/2016 10:13:45 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199) Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 424 Time: 02/16/2016 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 424 Time: 02/16/2016 - 12:20 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/16/16, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 02/11/2016 - 1:50 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/08/16, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Not Considered Time: 02/03/2016 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 186 Time: 01/14/2016 - 7:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy -SJ 186 Time: 01/14/2016 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/06/2016 - 9:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
90.404 CS/SB 1294*, HB 1367, SB 1396, HB 7055, HB 7075
92.53 SB 634, HB 725, CS/SB 1294, HB 7075
92.54 SB 634, HB 725, CS/SB 1294, HB 1367, HB 7075
92.55 CS/CS/HB 545, SB 634, HB 725, CS/SB 784, CS/SB 1294, CS/HB 1333, SB 1396, CS/SB 1662, HB 7055, HB 7075
794.022 CS/SB 1294, HB 1367, HB 7075

(*) Not the latest version