CS/SB 544 (2020) -  Husband-wife Communications Privilege

General Bill by Criminal Justice and 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: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Rules on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 11/12/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 01/14/20 2:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 0
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 375 Subject: Husband-Wife Communications Privilege Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/14/2020 6:08:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/13/2020 2:17:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 11/12/2019 3:36:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 11/8/2019 1:34:07 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 186 Time: 01/22/2020 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/16/2020 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/15/2020 - 8:03 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 156 Time: 01/14/2020 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 42 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/09/2020 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice Time: 11/12/2019 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 132 Time: 11/12/2019 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 11/12/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 11/05/2019 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 42 Time: 11/01/2019 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/17/2019 - 9:06 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
90.504 HB 375