Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 296
Creates exception to prohibition on recording communications for person who records conversation during or regarding commission of offense against person.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Creates exception to prohibition on recording communications for person who records conversation during or regarding commission of offense against person. Creates exception to rule against hearsay for translation by qualified interpreter. Requires release assistance officer or release assistance deputy to make reasonable efforts to contact victim before making release recommendation or decision. Prohibits officer or deputy from making release decision if victim opposes release. Provides that district attorney and victim have specified rights at release hearing when defendant charged with violent felony. Requires court to take into account safety of public and victim when setting security amount for release.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 to June 30, 2019, 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 SenateJan 14 to Jun 30 · stopped167 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 14 to Jan 151 day
JudiciaryJan 15 to Jun 30 · stopped166 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.