Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on March 25, 2002. The 2002 session has ended.
2002 Regular Session
Senate Bill 539
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF CONFESSIONS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require when feasible the video or audio recording of the interrogation of and any oral admission, confession or statement obtained from persons under investigation or accused of certain felonies and thereby protect not only the persons interrogated but also the police from unfounded allegations, provide a precise record of the circumstances of an interrogation and any waiver of constitutional rights and eliminate speculation and claims that may arise as to the content of the interrogation.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 28 to March 25, 2002, 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.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 28 to Mar 25 · stopped25 days
Judiciary CommitteeFeb 28 to Mar 25 · stopped25 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 28 – Mar 25
- Feb 28Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 14Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Mar 25Judiciary Committee took no action on it
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 28REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 25No ActionBoth houses