File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 331/05 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser,
Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, and Rice
- Entitled:
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Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal
Repealing a provision authorizing the spouse of a person on trial for
assault in which the spouse is a victim to refuse to testify as an
adverse witness under specified circumstances; and repealing
provisions relating to the record of the assertion of the spousal
privilege.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/13
- Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/5
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
- Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
- Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Roger Manno, District 19
- Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
- Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
- Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Family Law -see also- Adoption; Annulment; Divorce; etc
- Privileged Communications
- Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
- Trials
- Witnesses
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
9-106
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered