2026 Regular Session
HB477
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 4, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
123 yea–0 nay · 10 not voting · 8 absent
Committee referrals
March 5, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
January 23, 2026 · House
Judiciary
Instrument history
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Senate Referred Judicial Proceedings
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House Third Reading Passed (123-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Adopted
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House Favorable Report by Judiciary
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House Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Judiciary