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Requires a defendant to be present in the courtroom while a victim makes a statement concerning the crime and the sentence, unless the defendant presents a safety risk or causes a significant disruption. Provides that if a defendant fails to appear at sentencing and is later taken into custody, the court may hold a hearing to permit the victim to makes a statement concerning the crime and the sentence in the presence of the defendant.
Latest development · Mar 4, 2026
Signed by the Governor
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Signed by the Governor
Public Law 66
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 269: yeas 42, nays 0
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 258: yeas 90, nays 0
Representative Bauer added as cosponsor
Amendment #1 (Meltzer) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Referred to the House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 46: yeas 45, nays 0
Cosponsor: Representative Morris
House sponsor: Representative King
Senator Baldwin added as coauthor
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
Senator Freeman added as coauthor
Senators Pol, Koch, Clark, Glick, Deery added as coauthors
Senator Johnson T added as second author
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Bassler added as third author
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Authored by Senator Brown L
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