2026 Regular Session
HB491
Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement
Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from making a certain request for verbal acknowledgement in an interaction with a person suspected to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior or who claims to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls 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
128 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 9 absent
April 9, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
39 yea–0 nay · 6 not voting · 2 absent
Committee referrals
March 5, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
January 27, 2026 · House
Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 406
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (39-0) View roll call
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Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Senate Referred Judicial Proceedings
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House Third Reading Passed (128-0) 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