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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    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/SB 544, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/15/2020 at 8:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 375 Husband-Wife Communications Privilege Willhite, Sirois Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.504 Husband-wife privilege. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 544, Original Filed Version Posted 10/17/2019 at 9:06 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 11/8/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 11/12/2019 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/13/2020 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 375 Husband-Wife Communications Privilege Willhite, Sirois Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    351250 - Amendment
    Delete lines 16 - 19 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Harrell)     		1/13/2020
    2:25 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/14/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    11/12/2019 1:30 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/14/2020 2:30 PM Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.504 Husband-wife privilege. Page 1 (pdf)

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