HB 7075 (2016) - Victim and Witness Protection

General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Trujillo (CO-SPONSORS) Artiles; Steube

Victim and Witness Protection: Increases age limit for use of videotaped testimony & closed circuit television in court proceedings by victims or witnesses; increases age limit for victims & witnesses for whom court may enter protective orders; authorizes certain advocates to file motions for such orders; revises corroboration requirements for certain victim testimony & admissibility of certain evidence in prosecutions for specified human trafficking & lewd or lascivious offenses.

Companion Bill passed CS/SB 1294 Victim and Witness Protection By Fiscal Policy and Flores and Grimsley

Effective Date: October 1, 2016

Last Event: Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199) on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 1:03 PM; HB Laid on Table

Lobbyist Disclosure Information

PCB committee actions:

PCB CRJS 16-05 recommended by:

Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 01/19/16 4:00 PM View Notice
- Favorable (final action) See Votes

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 02/08/16 3:00 PM
  View Notice Meeting Packets Action Packets
- Favorable (final action) See Votes
Judiciary Committee
- On agenda for: 02/25/16 1:00 PM
  View Notice Meeting Packets Action Packets
- Favorable (final action) See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: SB 1382	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: House	Committee: Final Bill Analysis 4/7/2016 2:08:53 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/18/2016 10:31:27 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/25/2016 4:45:57 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/23/2016 5:59:48 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 2/9/2016 11:19:37 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 2/5/2016 4:13:39 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 1/20/2016 10:14:19 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 1/15/2016 4:57:26 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)	Time: 03/08/2016 - 1:03 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Substituted CS/SB 1294	Time: 03/08/2016 - 1:03 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2016)	Time: 03/07/2016 - 6:39 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 03/07/2016 - 4:16 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/7/2016)	Time: 03/04/2016 - 6:38 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 02/25/2016 - 4:46 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar	Time: 02/25/2016 - 4:46 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee	Time: 02/25/2016 - 4:46 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee	Time: 02/25/2016 - 4:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda	Time: 02/23/2016 - 4:18 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee	Time: 02/09/2016 - 11:28 AM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 02/09/2016 - 11:28 AM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 02/08/2016 - 8:13 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda	Time: 02/04/2016 - 4:17 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 01/25/2016 - 7:00 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 01/25/2016 - 7:00 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 01/25/2016 - 7:00 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/20/2016 - 6:01 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 01/20/2016 - 10:16 AM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
90.404	CS/SB 1294*, HB 1367, SB 1382, SB 1396, HB 7055
92.53	SB 634, HB 725, CS/SB 1294, SB 1382
92.54	SB 634, HB 725, CS/SB 1294, HB 1367, SB 1382
92.55	CS/CS/HB 545, SB 634, HB 725, CS/SB 784, CS/SB 1294, CS/HB 1333, SB 1382, SB 1396, CS/SB 1662, HB 7055
794.022	CS/SB 1294, HB 1367, SB 1382

(*) Not the latest version