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| 1 | 1 | 87R2418 MEW-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Deshotel H.B. No. 1313 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the recording of the examination and testimony of a | |
| 8 | 8 | witness before a grand jury. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. The heading to Article 20A.201, Code of Criminal | |
| 11 | 11 | Procedure, is amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Art. 20A.201. RECORDING OF WITNESS [ACCUSED OR SUSPECTED | |
| 13 | 13 | PERSON'S] TESTIMONY; RETENTION OF RECORDS. | |
| 14 | 14 | SECTION 2. Article 20A.201(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, | |
| 15 | 15 | is amended to read as follows: | |
| 16 | 16 | (a) The examination and testimony of a witness [an accused | |
| 17 | 17 | or suspected person] before the grand jury [and that person's | |
| 18 | 18 | testimony] shall be recorded by a stenographer or by use of an | |
| 19 | 19 | electronic device capable of recording sound. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | |
| 21 | 21 | a grand jury proceeding that begins on or after the effective date | |
| 22 | 22 | of this Act. A grand jury proceeding that begins before the | |
| 23 | 23 | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the | |
| 24 | 24 | date the proceeding began, and the former law is continued in effect | |
| 25 | 25 | for that purpose. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |