SB413 Alabama 2019 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Grand jury, prohibit polygraph evidence before grand jury, Sec. 12-16-200 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides a grand jury can only
receive evidence given by witnesses before them or
furnished by legal documentary evidence and any
witness may be examined and compelled to testify as
to any offense within his or her knowledge</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit any evidence
derived from a polygraph examination or the fact a
person did or did not take a polygraph examination
from being admissible in grand jury proceedings</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 12-16-200, Code of Alabama 1975, to
make any evidence derived from a polygraph examination or the
fact an examination was or was not administered inadmissible
in grand jury proceedings.
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Subjects
Grand Jury
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
| May 28, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1198 |
| May 28, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 22, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 22, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB413 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |