Sex abuse victims can’t be silenced by NDAs under Texas ban advancing
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Texas Senate passes “Trey’s Law” to protect abuse survivors from NDAs
The Senate has unanimously passed the legislation in a 31 to 0 vote on Thursday It’s a major step forward in the fight to protect sexual abuse survivors in Texas.
Ending use of NDAs to silence abuse survivors passes Texas Senate after fast-track
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Texas Senate committee unanimously approves ‘Trey’s Law’ after testimony
Yesterday, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee unanimously voted for SB-835, also known as “Trey’s Law,” adopting the preferred language of witnesses in favor of the bill.
Texas lawmakers hear powerful testimony in bill related to ex-Gateway pastor
A woman who says the founding pastor of Southlake-based Gateway Church abused her as a child and others whose lives have been affected by sexual abuse shared their stories with lawmakers on Thursday, May 8, as members of the Legislature weigh whether to extend a proposed restriction on nondisclosure agreements in child sexual abuse cases […]
North Texas woman who says her brother was sexually abused at Missouri summer camp testifies at Texas Senate committee
A bill known as Trey’s Law, which aims to void NDAs in sexual abuse and trafficking cases, was up for a hearing by a Texas Senate committee Thursday.
NDAs ‘Protect The Abuser’ Say Survivors & Advocates, Urging Passage of Texas Law
With time running out for an abuse prevention bill to be enacted in Texas, abuse survivors and advocates spoke out today in a committee hearing at the Texas State Capitol.
Survivor advocates for “Trey’s Law” to ban NDAs in child abuse cases
Cindy Clemishire testified before a Texas Senate committee about the abuse she claims to have suffered from former Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris in the early 1980s. She is advocating for “Trey’s Law,” which aims to ban nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in child sexual abuse cases across Texas. Morris, who has pleaded not guilty, is scheduled […]
‘Trey’s Law’ passes unanimously in Missouri House
“Trey’s Law,” legislation intended to release sexual abuse survivors from nondisclosure agreements, was adopted unanimously by the Missouri House of Representatives April 22. A similar bill is pending in the state Senate.
Missouri bill to void NDAs in child sex abuse cases approved by House
Legislation that would void non-disclosure agreements in child sexual abuse cases received unanimous approval from Missouri’s House on Tuesday afternoon. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Brian Seitz from Branson, now heads to the Missouri Senate.