Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PENALIZING ANY MEMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE WHO FAILS OR REFUSES TO TESTIFY AS WITNESS IN ANY CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Short Title
REFUSAL TO TESTIFY AS WITNESS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Date filed
November 29, 2011
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
37
Session Type
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
88
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 1/31/2012 Sponsorship Speech Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PENALIZING ANY MEMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE WHO FAILS OR REFUSES TO TESTIFY AS WITNESS IN ANY CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2011 ] 11/29/2011 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS with Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 88, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 495, 2113 and 2385; 11/29/2011 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 11/29/2011 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; [ 2012 ] 1/31/2012 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 1/31/2012 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 3/20/2012 Senator MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID was made as coauthor; 5/22/2012 Senator MANNY VILLAR was made as coauthor;