SB251: Expert witness; eliminates prohibition against compensating in certain criminal cases.

Status History

• 01/10/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062409136
• 01/10/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/2006 Rereferred to Finance
• 02/02/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB251)
• 02/07/2006 Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/2006 Read second time
• 02/09/2006 Reading of amendments waived
• 02/09/2006 Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/09/2006 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB251E
• 02/09/2006 Printed as engrossed 062409136-E
• 02/10/2006 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/2006 Communicated to House
• 02/14/2006 Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/2006 Read first time
• 02/14/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/2006 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/17/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB251E)
• 02/17/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/2006 Read second time
• 02/22/2006 Read third time
• 02/22/2006 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/2006 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/2006 Enrolled
• 03/01/2006 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB251ER)
• 03/01/2006 Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/2006 Signed by President
• 03/08/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB251ER)
• 03/23/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 170 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/31/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)