WV SB355 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-12 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-12 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to expand the spousal exception and allow for adverse testimony by a spouse when the defendant spouse has committed a crime against "any child" in addition to a child of either spouse.
Title
Relating to spousal privilege
Sponsors
| Sen. Charles Trump [R] | Sen. Ryan Weld [R] | Sen. Mike Woelfel [D] | Sen. Vince Deeds [R] |
| Sen. Jack Woodrum [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-12 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2024-01-12 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2024-01-11 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2024-01-12 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 3 | 3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
