89R9126 JDK-D
By: Moody H.B. No. 2448
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 26.011, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 26.011. WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT. (a) An attorney
representing a defendant may present a waiver of arraignment, and
the clerk of the court may not require the presence of the defendant
as a condition of accepting the waiver.
(b) An attorney representing a defendant may sign a waiver
of arraignment on the defendant's behalf.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.