Bill Type
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Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ANALYZE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADMISSIBILITY AND QUALITY OF TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES WITH EXPERTISE RELATING TO BATTERED WOMEN, AND TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE TRAINING MATERIALS TO FACILITATE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF SUCH EXPERTS TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN CRIMINAL TRIALS OF BATTERED WOMEN, PARTICULARLY IN CASES INVOLVING INDIGENT WOMEN
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
September 13, 2022
Date Read
September 19, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2022-09-19
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04706 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ANALYZE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADMISSIBILITY AND QUALITY OF TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES WITH EXPERTISE RELATING TO BATTERED WOMEN, AND TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE TRAINING MATERIALS TO FACILITATE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF SUCH EXPERTS TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN CRIMINAL TRIALS OF BATTERED WOMEN, PARTICULARLY IN CASES INVOLVING INDIGENT WOMEN |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "Lray" Jr. F., VILLAFUERTE, MIGUEL LUIS R., HORIBATA, TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G., ENCISO, NICHOLAS VIII C. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-09-13 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2022-09-19 |
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