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2011 SESSION

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HB 2426 Marital privilege; person may refuse to disclose communication between his spouse and him.

Introduced by: Riley E. Ingram | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Marital privilege in criminal cases.  Provides that, except in the prosecution for certain specified criminal offenses, in any criminal proceeding a person has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent anyone else from disclosing, any confidential communication between his spouse and him during their marriage, provided he is married to that spouse at the time he objects to disclosure. Current law provides that the privilege survives regardless of whether he is married to that spouse at the time he objects to the disclosure.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/11  House: Presented and ordered printed 11103935D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/18/11  House: Presented and ordered printed 11103935D
• 01/18/11  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/11  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 01/24/11  House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote
• 02/08/11  House: Left in Courts of Justice