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SB 137 (BR 61) - W. Westerfield

     AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Rules of Evidence.
     Establish a new Kentucky Rule of Evidence to provide a hearsay exception for an out-of-court statement made by a child with a physical, mental, emotional, or developmental age of 12 years or less at the time of trial or hearing describing any sexual act performed by, with, or on the child or describing any act of physical violence directed against the child.


AMENDMENTS

     SCS1 - Make technical correction.

     Feb 08, 2018 - introduced in Senate
     Feb 09, 2018 - to Judiciary (S)
     Mar 08, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
     Mar 09, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules
     Mar 13, 2018 - posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018; 3rd reading, passed 29-9 with Committee Substitute (1)
     Mar 14, 2018 - received in House
     Mar 16, 2018 - to Judiciary (H)
     Mar 19, 2018 - posted in committee
     Mar 20, 2018 - taken from Judiciary (H); 1st reading; returned to Judiciary (H)
     Mar 21, 2018 - taken from Judiciary (H); 2nd reading; returned to Judiciary (H)
     Mar 22, 2018 - reported favorably, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
     Mar 29, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 89-0; received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor
     Apr 10, 2018 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 116)