2026 Regular Session
SB465
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 unavailability of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
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 23, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
38 yea–5 nay · 4 absent
April 3, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
115 yea–2 nay · 12 not voting · 12 absent
Committee referrals
March 24, 2026 · House
Judiciary
February 2, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
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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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 529
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (115-2) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Judiciary
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House Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Judiciary
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Senate Third Reading Passed (38-5) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Smith) Adopted
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Senate Favorable
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Senate Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Senate Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
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Senate Hearing canceled
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Senate Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Judicial Proceedings