Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 23, 202297–0
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. 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.
Read the full explanation
Current law does not provide exceptions. The bill makes conforming changes.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 12, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
4 for · 0 against · 6 undecided · Who →
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