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| 1 | 1 | 87R1519 AJZ-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: J. Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 1599 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the use of hypnotically induced testimony in a criminal | |
| 8 | 8 | trial. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Article 38.24 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Art. 38.24. TESTIMONY OBTAINED BY HYPNOSIS. The testimony | |
| 13 | 13 | of a person obtained by hypnotizing the person is not admissible | |
| 14 | 14 | against a defendant in a criminal trial, whether offered in the | |
| 15 | 15 | guilt or innocence phase or the punishment phase of the trial. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the | |
| 17 | 17 | admissibility of evidence in a criminal proceeding that commences | |
| 18 | 18 | on or after the effective date of this Act. The admissibility of | |
| 19 | 19 | evidence in a criminal proceeding that commences before the | |
| 20 | 20 | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the | |
| 21 | 21 | date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in | |
| 22 | 22 | effect for that purpose. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |