2025 bills / H.B. 17
H.B. 17 Limitations on the Use of Polygraphs (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote (stopped here)
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill limits when a polygraph (lie detector test) can be used on a victim of a sexual offense. It also defines key terms and makes technical and conforming changes to related law.
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Official description
- defines terms
- limits the use of a polygraph on a victim of a sexual offense
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 10 yes, 0 no, 1 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote to approve it · 1/24/2025 3:22 PMWho voted how
- 70 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFinal House vote · 1/31/2025 11:58 AMWho voted how
- 3 yes, 2 no, 4 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: Amendment Recommendation · 2/19/2025 5:04 PMWho voted how
- 5 yes, 1 no, 3 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to change the bill · 2/21/2025 9:26 AMWho voted how
- 5 yes, 2 no, 2 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · 2/21/2025 9:33 AMWho voted how