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Senate Bill 137

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Last Action signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 116)
Title AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Rules of Evidence.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 61
Sponsor W. Westerfield
Summary of Original Version 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.
Index Headings of Original Version Civil Procedure - Child victim statements, hearsay exception for
Courts - Child victim statements, hearsay exception for
Criminal Procedure - Child victim statements, hearsay exception for
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
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02/08/18
  • introduced in Senate
02/09/18
  • to Judiciary (S)
03/08/18
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/09/18
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/13/18
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
  • 3rd reading, passed 29-9 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/14/18
  • received in House
03/16/18
  • to Judiciary (H)
03/19/18
  • posted in committee
03/20/18
  • taken from Judiciary (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Judiciary (H)
03/21/18
  • taken from Judiciary (H)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Judiciary (H)
03/22/18
  • reported favorably, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
03/29/18
  • 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
04/10/18
  • signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 116)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Make technical correction.
Index Headings Civil Procedure - Child victim statements, hearsay exception for
Courts - Child victim statements, hearsay exception for
Criminal Procedure - Child victim statements, hearsay exception for

Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:00 PM (EST)