HB31 Alabama 2019 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Rex ReynoldsRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- Regular Session 2019
- Title
- Juveniles, dependency hearing, allow statements to be entered into evidence in cases if they were made by a child under the age of 12 during a forensic interview and pertain to allegations of abuse against the child, Secs. 12-15-301, 12-15-310 am'd.
- Description
Existing law provides rules pertaining to the admissibility of certain statements as evidence when they are presented during a juvenile dependency hearing. These include certain statements made by a child under the age of 12 when those statements pertain to alleged sexual abuse of the child.
This bill would provide that statements made during a forensic interview by a child under the age of 12 may be entered into evidence in a juvenile dependency hearing involving that child, in certain circumstances, if the statements pertain to allegations of abuse committed against the child. This bill would also update defined terms.
- Subjects
- Juveniles
Bill Actions
Delivered to Governor at 1:35 p.m. on May 30, 2019.
Assigned Act No. 2019-381.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1363
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 74
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 73
Collins Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 72
Judiciary Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Adopt
Motion to Adopt
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature