CS/SB 1294 (2016) -  Victim and Witness Protection

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and Flores and Grimsley (CO-SPONSORS) Sachs; Bullard
Victim and Witness Protection: Increasing the maximum age at which a victim or witness may be allowed to testify via closed circuit television rather than in a courtroom in certain circumstances; increasing the maximum age of victims and witnesses for whom the court may enter protective orders; including human trafficking and lewd and lascivious offenses in the rules of evidence applicable to sexually-related offenses, etc.
SB Substituted for HB 7075 By Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Trujillo
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: 04/06/16 Chapter No. 2016-199 on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 3:00 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, March 10, 2016 1:04 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/01/16 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/16/16 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/29/16 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 7075 Subject: Victim and Witness Protection Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 1382 Subject: Victim and Witness Protection Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 1367 Subject: Offenses Involving Minors and Vulnerable Persons Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 2
  • Engrossed 1
    • A 172131 , Harrell Date Filed: 03/06/16, Line#: 201 House: Withdrawn 03/08/2016 10:07 AM
    • A 181625 , Trujillo Date Filed: 03/07/16, Line#: 201 House: Adopted 03/08/2016 01:04 PM
    • Senate: Concurred 03/10/2016 10:52 AM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 397030 , Flores Date Filed: 03/02/16, Line#: 238 Senate: Adopted 3/3/2016 12:46:53 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 475934 , Fiscal Policy, Bean Date Filed: 02/26/16, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/29/2016 07:06 PM
    • AA 922438 , Fiscal Policy, Bean Date Filed: 02/29/16, Line#: 368 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/29/2016 07:06 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 3/2/2016 4:48:43 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/26/2016 12:28:55 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/16/2016 8:08:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/15/2016 1:59:20 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/1/2016 7:56:34 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/29/2016 11:34:43 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/04/2016 03:41 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 41] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/09/2016 01:33 PM   Yeas: 114 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 833] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/10/2016 10:52 AM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 16] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2016-199 Time: 04/06/2016 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 04/06/2016 - 11:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/22/2016 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 929 Time: 03/10/2016 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 929 Time: 03/10/2016 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (181625) -SJ 929 Time: 03/10/2016 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In returning messages Time: 03/09/2016 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/09/2016 - 2:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 Time: 03/09/2016 - 1:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/09/2016 - 1:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/08/2016 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/08/2016 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 181625 adopted Time: 03/08/2016 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Substituted for HB 7075 Time: 03/08/2016 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/08/2016 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 172131 withdrawn Time: 03/08/2016 - 10:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 181625 filed Time: 03/07/2016 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2016) Time: 03/07/2016 - 6:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/07/2016 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading Time: 03/07/2016 - 12:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 172131 filed Time: 03/06/2016 - 8:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2016 - 9:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/7/2016) Time: 03/04/2016 - 6:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/04/2016 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 711 Time: 03/04/2016 - 3:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 711 Time: 03/04/2016 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/03/2016 - 12:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 625 Time: 03/03/2016 - 12:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (397030) -SJ 624 Time: 03/03/2016 - 12:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 624 Time: 03/03/2016 - 12:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 566 Time: 03/02/2016 - 9:45 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/16 Time: 03/01/2016 - 6:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 563 Time: 03/01/2016 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/01/2016 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 563 Time: 02/29/2016 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/24/2016 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 424 Time: 02/17/2016 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 424 Time: 02/16/2016 - 6:39 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/16/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/11/2016 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 290 Time: 02/02/2016 - 8:37 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 290 Time: 02/01/2016 - 6:31 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/01/16, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 01/27/2016 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 98 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy -SJ 98 Time: 01/11/2016 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/04/2016 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
92.53 SB 634, HB 725, SB 1382, HB 7075
92.54 SB 634, HB 725, HB 1367, SB 1382, HB 7075
92.55 CS/CS/HB 545, SB 634, HB 725, CS/SB 784, CS/HB 1333, SB 1382, SB 1396, CS/SB 1662, HB 7055, HB 7075
787.06 CS/HB 73, CS/CS/HB 545, CS/SB 784, CS/SB 1182, CS/CS/HB 1347, HB 1367, CS/CS/SB 1528
794.022 HB 1367, SB 1382, HB 7075

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