SB 1120 (2018) -  Expert Witnesses

General Bill by Perry (CO-SPONSORS) Passidomo
Expert Witnesses: Requiring a court to pay reasonable fees to members of an examining committee for their evaluation and testimony regarding persons with disabilities; authorizing, rather than requiring, a court to appoint up to two additional experts to evaluate a defendant suspected of having an intellectual disability or autism under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to take less restrictive action than commitment if an expert finds a child incompetent, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Judiciary on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/25/18 10:00 AM
  • Criminal Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1063 Subject: Expert Witnesses Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/24/2018 10:22:17 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/25/18, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered Time: 01/22/2018 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/18/18, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 01/18/2018 - 12:53 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 84 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 84 Time: 12/18/2017 - 9:42 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/06/2017 - 11:14 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
29.006 HB 1063
29.007 HB 1063
393.11 CS/HB 985, HB 1063, CS/SB 1280
744.331 HB 1063, CS/SB 1342, HB 7023
916.115 HB 1063
916.12 HB 1063
916.17 HB 1063
916.301 CS/HB 985, HB 1063, CS/SB 1280
916.304 CS/HB 985, HB 1063, CS/SB 1280
921.09 HB 1063
921.12 HB 1063
921.137 HB 1063, SB 1416, HB 6031
985.19 HB 1063