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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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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

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Chamber House Calendar Date 1/09/2020 Legislative Date 1/09/2020 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/09/2020 Legislative Date 1/09/2020 Action Hearing 1/21 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 2/24/2020 Legislative Date 2/24/2020 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2020 Legislative Date 2/25/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2020 Legislative Date 2/27/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (132-4) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/28/2020 Legislative Date 2/28/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/09/2020	1/09/2020	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception
House	1/09/2020	1/09/2020	Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2020	2/24/2020	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/25/2020	2/25/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	35 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception
House	2/27/2020	2/27/2020	Third Reading Passed (132-4)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/28/2020	2/28/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/09/2020	3/09/2020	Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Hearing canceled

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