SB 80: Parent-child Privilege
GENERAL BILL by Geller ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Posey
Parent-child Privilege; creates parent-child privilege to prevent disclosure of communications that were made by children younger than specified age to their parents or by parents older than specified age to their children & intended to be made in confidence; prescribes proceedings in which privilege does not exist; requires that guardian ad litem be appointed to represent minor child prior to court's approving child's waiver of privilege, etc. Creates 90.5045.
Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2004 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/19/2004 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Children and Families |
| 3/8/2005 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families -SJ 00012 |
| 4/1/2005 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/06/05, 2:00 pm, 401-S |
| 4/6/2005 | Senate |
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00377 |
| 4/7/2005 | Senate |
• Now in Children and Families -SJ 00377 |
| 4/13/2005 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 04/18/05, 1:00 pm, 301-S |
| 4/18/2005 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Children and Families; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00462; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00462 |
| 5/6/2005 | Senate |
• Died on Calendar |