HB3262Introduced in the House
CHILD ADVOCACY-VIDEO-INTERVIEW
Introduced by Patrick Sheehan, District 37
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amends the Children's Advocacy Center Act. Provides that a person charged with a criminal offense involving abuse or neglect of a child does not have standing to object to the failure to comply with the electronic recording requirement of a forensic interview. Provides that it is not a violation of the Act if a forensic interview is not recorded because: (1) the recording equipment malfunctions and the malfunction is not the result of a failure to maintain the equipment or provide adequate supplies for the equipment; or (2) due to circumstances that could not have been reasonably foreseen by the interviewer, the interviewer does not have the necessary recording equipment.
Where it stands
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
April 29, 2025
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Bill history
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Sheehan
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick Sheehan
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
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