VA HB906 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-17 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-17 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Communications between ministers of religion and persons they counsel or advise. Provides that the testimony of a minister of religion that would disclose information communicated to the minister of religion confidentially by a person who sought spiritual counsel or advice from the minister of religion shall not be permitted in a civil action over the objection of the person. The bill extends the "priest-penitent" privilege to individuals who seek spiritual counsel or advice from a minister of religion. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Title
Ministers; communications between persons they counsel or advise.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2016-02-02 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-01 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2016-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-19 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100549D |
