Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
Senate Bill 548
Requires disclosure of expert witnesses in civil actions unless directed by court or agreed to by stipulation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires disclosure of expert witnesses in civil actions unless directed by court or agreed to by stipulation. Requires disclosure to contain name and address of expert witness, qualifications of witness, list of other cases in which witness has testified as expert at trial or by deposition and compensation of witness. Prohibits use of expert witness at trial if disclosure not made. Prohibits deposition of expert witness except for purpose of showing failure to comply with disclosure requirements. Allows court to modify disclosure requirements.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
Its course
February 12 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 12 to Jun 28 · stopped136 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 12 to Feb 197 days
JudiciaryFeb 19 to Jun 28 · stopped129 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.