Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2641
Modifies when a prior conviction is admissible to impeach the character of a witness.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act changes how prior convictions may be used. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Modifies when a prior conviction is admissible to impeach the character of a witness. [<i>Limits prior convictions that may be used to calculate the criminal history of a defendant for the purposes of sentencing.</i>].
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, 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.
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Judiciary
- Feb 26Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 1Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 9Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 16Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Feb 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 1Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 16Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Apr 16Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives