SB 708: Lawyer-client Privilege
GENERAL BILL by Thrasher
Lawyer-client Privilege; Provides that a client acts as a fiduciary when serving as a personal representative, a trustee, an administrator ad litem, a curator, a guardian or guardian ad litem, a conservator, or an attorney in fact. Provides that a communication between a lawyer and a client acting as a fiduciary is privileged and protected from disclosure to the same extent as if the client were not acting as a fiduciary. Provides that the act does not affect the crime or fraud exception to the lawyer-client privilege, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 325 (Ch. 2011-183)
Bill Text: | PDF
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 325 (Ch. 2011-183)
Bill Text: | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/2011 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/9/2011 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 57 |
| 3/8/2011 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 57 |
| 4/7/2011 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 5/7/2011 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 325 (Ch. 2011-183) |
