Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013
Latest action · Dec 3, 2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court (including the Supreme Court) or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party.
Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render the witness unrecognizable for purposes of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising the witness; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of the right to make such request.
Authorizes the Judicial Conference to promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act.
Terminates a district court's authority under this Act three years after enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2013 to Sep 8, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Feb 28, 2013 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Feb 28, 2013 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 28, 2013 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Dec 2, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Kerry L. Bentivolio | Sep 8, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2014Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
- Feb 28, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 405 | Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013 | Related bill | Feb 28, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2013Introduced in House
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