2026 Regular Session
SB531
Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement (Verbal Waiver Transparency Act)
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 5, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent
April 3, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
118 yea–0 nay · 11 not voting · 12 absent
Committee referrals
March 6, 2026 · House
Judiciary
February 4, 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 407
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (118-0) 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 Referred Judiciary
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Senate Third Reading Passed (41-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {813120/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Senate Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Judicial Proceedings