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CS/CS/HB 271 - Confidential Informants

General Bill   by Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council and Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee and Nehr (CO-SPONSORS) Ambler; Hooper; Steinberg
Confidential Informants: Creates "Rachel's Law"; requires law enforcement agency to disclose certain information to persons requested to be informants; requires law enforcement agency to provide opportunity to consult with legal counsel to person requested to serve as informant; requires training for persons involved with recruitment & use of informants; requires agency to adopt policies & procedures to preserve safety of informants, law enforcement personnel, target offenders, & public; requires agency that uses confidential informants to address recruitment, control, & use of informants in its policies & procedures; requires agency to establish policies & procedures to assess suitability of potential informants; requires agency to establish procedures to maintain security of records relating to informants; requires agency to periodically review informant practices; provides that act does not grant any right or entitlement to informant or person who is requested to be informant; provides that any failure to abide by act does not create any additional right enforceable by defendant in criminal proceeding.
Effective Date: July 1, 2009
Last Event: 05/07/09 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-33 -HJ 01461 on Thursday, May 07, 2009 12:14 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:29 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

    -  Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee
           On agenda for: 03/17/09 8:45 AM              Notice
        Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action)              See Votes
 
    -  Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council
           On agenda for: 03/27/09 10:15 AM              Notice
        Favorable With Council Substitute (final action)              See Votes
 
    -  Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee
           On agenda for: 04/13/09 12:00 PM              Notice
        Favorable (final action)              See Votes
 
    -  Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
           On agenda for: 04/20/09 10:45 AM              Notice
        Favorable (final action)              See Votes
 

Related Bills
Bill # Subject Relationship
CS/CS/SB 604 Confidential Informants/Rachael's Law [SPSC] Similar

Bill Text
Enrolled  
Engrossed 1 
Committee Substitute 2  
A 043357 , Nehr Date Filed: 04/23/09, Line#: 210 House: Adopted 4/24/2009 11:29:10 AM
Committee Substitute 1  Laid on the Table
Original Filed Version  

Staff Analysis

Vote History
Chamber Date Yeas Nays Actions   Vote Detail Barcode
House 04/27/2009 02:22 PM   117 0 Passage Vote [Seq# 307]
Senate 04/30/2009 03:27 PM   40 0 Vote [Seq# 36]

Bill History
Event Time Member Committee
05/07/09 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-33 -HJ 01461 Thursday, May 07, 2009 12:14 PM
05/05/09 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 01461 Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:07 AM
Ordered enrolled Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:51 PM
In Messages Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:51 PM
04/30/09 S CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00923 Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:27 PM
04/30/09 S Read 3rd time -SJ 00923 Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:27 PM
04/29/09 S Read 2nd time -SJ 00834 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:51 PM
04/29/09 S Substituted for CS/CS/SB 604 -SJ 00834 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:51 PM
04/29/09 S Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00834 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 5:51 PM
04/27/09 S Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00646 Monday, April 27, 2009 3:27 PM
04/27/09 S In Messages Monday, April 27, 2009 3:10 PM
Message sent to senate Monday, April 27, 2009 3:06 PM
Passage on third reading Monday, April 27, 2009 2:22 PM
CS passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Monday, April 27, 2009 2:22 PM
Read 3rd time Monday, April 27, 2009 2:17 PM
Added to Third Reading Calendar Friday, April 24, 2009 7:51 PM
Amendment 043357 adopted Friday, April 24, 2009 11:29 AM
Read 2nd time Friday, April 24, 2009 11:28 AM
Amendment 043357 filed Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:43 AM
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2009) Wednesday, April 22, 2009 10:47 PM
Added to Second Reading Calendar Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:09 PM
Bill released to House Calendar Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:09 PM
Reported out of Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:09 PM Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
Favorable by Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Monday, April 20, 2009 1:45 PM Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
Added to Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care agenda Sunday, April 19, 2009 2:28 PM Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
Now in Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Monday, April 13, 2009 7:21 PM Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
Reported out of Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Monday, April 13, 2009 7:21 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee
Favorable by Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Monday, April 13, 2009 2:30 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee
Added to Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee agenda Thursday, April 09, 2009 4:22 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee
Now in Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:14 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee
Referred to Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:14 PM Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:14 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee
1st Reading Monday, March 30, 2009 5:41 PM
CS Filed Monday, March 30, 2009 1:40 PM
Laid on Table under Rule 7.20 Monday, March 30, 2009 1:40 PM
Reported out of Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Monday, March 30, 2009 1:26 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council
Favorable with CS by Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Friday, March 27, 2009 11:00 AM Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council
Added to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council agenda Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:15 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council
Now in Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Friday, March 20, 2009 1:42 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council
Referred to Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Friday, March 20, 2009 1:42 PM Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Friday, March 20, 2009 1:42 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee
Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Friday, March 20, 2009 1:42 PM Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council
1st Reading Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:56 PM
CS Filed Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:50 AM
Laid on Table under Rule 7.20 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:50 AM
Reported out of Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:42 AM Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee
Favorable with CS by Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:30 AM Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee
Added to Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee agenda Friday, March 13, 2009 4:11 PM Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee
1st Reading Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:03 PM
Now in Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Friday, February 06, 2009 11:57 AM Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee
Referred to Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Friday, February 06, 2009 11:57 AM Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Friday, February 06, 2009 11:57 AM Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee
Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Friday, February 06, 2009 11:57 AM Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council
Referred to Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Friday, February 06, 2009 11:57 AM Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee
Filed Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:50 PM Nehr
 

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