86R12797 JG-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 2489
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the admissibility of hearsay evidence in a hearing for a
person charged with a violation of a condition of release from the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 508.281, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) Hearsay evidence is admissible in a hearing conducted
under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.