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CS/SB 90: Parent-child Privilege

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Geller

Parent-child Privilege; creates parent-child privilege to prevent disclosure of communications that were intended to be made in confidence; defines term "parent"; provides proceedings in which privilege does not exist; provides for waiver of privilege; requires that guardian ad litem be appointed to represent minor child prior to court approving waiver of privilege. Creates 90.5045.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 4/30/2004 Senate - Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2002 Senate • Prefiled
12/20/2002 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children and Families
1/14/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/21/03, 2:00 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families -SJ 00012; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/21/03, 2:00 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
3/5/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/10/03, 2:00 pm, 110-S
3/10/2003 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00176
3/11/2003 Senate • Now in Children and Families -SJ 00176
3/21/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/26/03, 9:00 am, 37-S
3/26/2003 Senate • CS by- Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00283; CS read first time on 03/27/03 -SJ 00288
3/27/2003 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00283
4/2/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00303; Read second time -SJ 00298
4/3/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00323; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00323
4/8/2003 House • In Messages
4/28/2003 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00705
4/30/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 935 -HJ 00875; Read second time -HJ 00875
5/1/2003 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 01010
5/2/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 01090; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01091
5/2/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01163
6/12/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/26/2003 • Vetoed by Governor
7/9/2003 Senate • Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar (2003 Special Session C) -SJ 00005; (2003 Special Session D) -SJ 00004
• Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar (2003 Special Session C) -SJ 00005; (2003 Special Session D) -SJ 00004; (2003 Special Session E) -SJ 00004; (2004 Regular Session) -SJ 00157
4/30/2004 Senate • Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State