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

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/18/2020 Legislative Date 9/18/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/23/2020 Legislative Date 12/23/2020 Action Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/16/2021 Legislative Date 2/16/2021 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/18/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 13 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/23/2021 Legislative Date 2/23/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (121-11) Proceedings 15 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/24/2021 Legislative Date 2/15/2021 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 16 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2021 Legislative Date 3/04/2021 Action Hearing 3/18 at 12:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/18/2020	9/18/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Judiciary
House	12/23/2020	12/23/2020	Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/16/2021	2/16/2021	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/18/2021	2/18/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	13 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception
House	2/23/2021	2/23/2021	Third Reading Passed (121-11)	15 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/24/2021	2/15/2021	Referred Judicial Proceedings	16 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/04/2021	3/04/2021	Hearing 3/18 at 12:30 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

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