Introduced
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To allow judges to permit expert witness testimony to be conducted by video conferencing in criminal case preliminary examinations.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To expand the scope of the bill to allow expert witness testimony to be conducted by telephone in preliminary examinations.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that also allows other witnesses (who are not expert witnesses) to testify by telephone, voice, or video conferencing.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)
To allow judges to permit expert witness testimony, or, in instances where there is good cause, other witnesses' testimony, to be conducted by telephone, voice, or video conferencing in criminal case preliminary examinations.
Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which also allows other witnesses' testimony to be conducted by telephone, voice, or video conferencing in instances where there is good cause.
