HSB 528

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2022
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 11, 2022
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 2, 2022
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2282
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2282 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2282 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the privilege of confidential communications between spouses in a case. Marital privilege allows communication that occurs between spouses to remain confidential and free from public exposure and protects spouses from being required to testify against one another in a civil or criminal case. The bill specifies six exceptions to the marital privilege: (1) threats against spouse or third party, (2) communications that have been disclosed to a third party, (3) communications criminal in nature, (4) communications between spouses that are separated, (5) communications that have no relation to their mutual trust and confidence as spouses, and (6) other communications that the court determines were not intended to be confidential.

Full bill text¹

House subcommittee

Named January 11, 2022. On January 19, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.

• Rep. Brian K. Lohse REmail
• Rep. Anne Osmundson R
• Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§232.74§622.8§622.9§726.4

How the Code works²

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