HB1728
Child victims and witnesses; using two-way closed-circuit television.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0191)
Chief Patron:
Karrie Delaney (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Child victims and witnesses using two-way closed-circuit television or other securely encrypted two-way audio and video technology; standard.
Allows the court to order that the testimony of a child be taken by two-way closed-circuit television or other securely encrypted two-way audio and video technology if it finds that the child is unavailable to testify in open court in the presence of the defendant, the jury, the judge, and ... (More) the public if the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, based upon expert opinion testimony, that the child will suffer at least moderate emotional trauma as a result of testifying in the defendant's presence and not in the courtroom generally. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100100D
- 01/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/14/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/15/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/17/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)
- 01/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/17/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105207D-H1
- 01/18/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 01/18/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/20/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1728)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105399D-H2
- 01/24/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/25/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1728)
- 01/27/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/27/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- 01/27/2025 - House: Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 01/27/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (32-Y 4-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Senate Amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/20/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1728ER)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1728)
- 02/23/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
- 03/05/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 191 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0191)
