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2023 SESSION

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SB 990 Ministers of religion; communications between persons they counsel or advise.

Introduced by: Mark J. Peake | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Communications between ministers of religion and persons they counsel or advise. Clarifies that no minister of religion shall be required to give testimony or evidence in a civil or criminal proceeding that would disclose confidential information provided to him by a person seeking spiritual counsel or advice unless such person seeking spiritual counsel or advise requests or consents to such disclosure from such minister of religion.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103451D  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/06/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103451D
• 01/06/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 01/18/23  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)