Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that whenever the appearance in person in court, in either a civil or criminal proceeding, is required of anyone held in a place of custody or confinement operated by the State or any of its political subdivisions, including counties and municipalities, the chief judge of the circuit by rule may permit the personal appearance to be made by means of two-way audio-visual communication, including closed circuit television and computerized video conference at a sentencing hearing for a defendant who at the time of the proceeding was serving a sentence of imprisonment for another offense.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2557 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2018-04-17	52	0	7	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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