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CS/SB 544: Husband-wife Communications Privilege

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Harrell

Husband-wife Communications Privilege; Providing that the privilege for husband-wife communications does not apply in certain civil or criminal proceedings involving child victims, to the extent that the communications concern certain conduct, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/17/2019 Senate • Filed
11/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 42
11/5/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 11/12/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
11/12/2019 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 132
• Now in Criminal Justice
1/9/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 156
1/15/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/16/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
1/22/2020 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 186
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Rules