Legislation

Title: Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception
Sponsored by: Delegate Grammer
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 486
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Providing that the spouse of a person on trial for a crime may be compelled to testify as an adverse witness if the spouse and the person on trial married after the date on which the alleged crime for which the person is on trial occurred.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0064 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2022 Legislative Date 1/13/2022 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2022 Legislative Date 1/14/2022 Action Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/07/2022 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/01/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 22 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2022 Legislative Date 3/03/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (131-2) Proceedings 24 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/10/2022 Legislative Date 2/28/2022 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2022 Legislative Date 3/15/2022 Action Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 4/07/2022 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/26/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/26/2022 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/28/2022 Action Third Reading Passed 47-0 Proceedings 68 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2022 Legislative Date 4/01/2022 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 53 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/29/2022 Legislative Date 5/29/2022 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 486 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/13/2022	1/13/2022	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception
House	1/14/2022	1/14/2022	Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/07/2022	3/07/2022	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/07/2022	3/01/2022	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	22 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception
House	3/09/2022	3/03/2022	Third Reading Passed (131-2)	24 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/10/2022	2/28/2022	Referred Judicial Proceedings	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2022	3/15/2022	Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2022	4/07/2022	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/07/2022	3/26/2022	Favorable Adopted	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2022	3/26/2022	Second Reading Passed	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2022	3/28/2022	Third Reading Passed 47-0	68 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2022	4/01/2022	Returned Passed	53 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/29/2022	5/29/2022	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 486
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception

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