Committee Agenda

Committee:    Senate Judiciary
Room:    413
Date:    Friday, February 8, 2002
Time:    10:00 AM



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         HB 1182     allow evidence of a prior offense of sexual assault under certain circumstances when a defendant is charged with a sex crime.
             Representatives Madsen, Abdallah, Brown (Jarvis), Duenwald, Duniphan, Eccarius, Hennies (Thomas), Juhnke, Koistinen, McCaulley, Michels, Peterson (Bill), Sebert, and Teupel and Senators Daugaard, McCracken, and Moore

         HB 1218     revise the definition of the term, crime of violence.
             Representatives Gillespie, Bartling, Davis, Hennies (Thomas), Madsen, Monroe, Murschel, Nesselhuf, Olson (Mel), and Peterson (Jim) and Senators Whiting and Moore

         HB 1299*     change the definition and venue of perjury prosecutions and to provide for the verification of certain information on certain state applications or other documents.
             The Committee on Judiciary at the request of the Governor

NOTE: The above bills will be taken up in this order for a hearing on the date noted. If circumstances do not permit a hearing on this date then a hearing will be held at a future meeting of the committee to be determined by the chair. Action on a bill may come at any time after it has had a hearing.

BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

         HB 1164     abrogate the loss of chance doctrine as set forth in Jorgenson v. Vener.
             Representatives Van Etten, Brown (Jarvis), Eccarius, Madsen, Michels, Monroe, Murschel, and Olson (Mel) and Senators Bogue, Cradduck, Everist, and Hutmacher

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FRED C. WHITING, Chair