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2005 SESSION

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HB 2174 Criminal cases; testimony of husband and wife.

Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Privileged marital communications.  Provides that in criminal and civil cases confidential communications made by one spouse to another during the course of the marriage may not be disclosed without the agreement of both spouses regardless of marital status at the time disclosure is proposed. The privilege may not be asserted in any proceeding in which the spouses are adverse parties or are charged with a crime or tort against the person or property of the other or against the minor child of either spouse.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 059078356  pdf
• 02/07/05  House: Printed as engrossed 059078356-E  pdf
• 02/22/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 055588772-S1  pdf
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2174ER)  pdf
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 059078356
• 01/13/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Law
• 02/04/05  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (18-Y 2-N)
• 02/05/05  House: Read first time
• 02/07/05  House: Read second time
• 02/07/05  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/07/05  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2174E
• 02/07/05  House: Printed as engrossed 059078356-E
• 02/08/05  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
• 02/08/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
• 02/08/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/21/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 055588772-S1
• 02/22/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/05  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/23/05  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 055588772-S1
• 02/23/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2174S1
• 02/23/05  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/24/05  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/24/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2174ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 809 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)