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Senate advances measure updating procedures for insanity evaluations and defendant appearances
Summary
House Bill 1058 passed second reading Feb. 14, 2025; sponsors said it updates statute to allow video appearances in non-jail clothing, conceal visible shackles from camera view, and bar medically invalid interrogation techniques.
House Bill 1058, which makes targeted changes to the affirmative defense of not guilty by reason of insanity, passed second reading on Feb. 14, 2025, and was ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading.
Senator Amabile, speaking as sponsor, described the measure as primarily a cleanup bill that updates statutory language and modestly adjusts…
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