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| 1 | 1 | 89R1701 LHC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Johnson H.B. No. 394 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the | |
| 10 | 10 | prosecution of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed | |
| 11 | 11 | against a child or person with a disability. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 2, Article 38.072, Code of Criminal | |
| 14 | 14 | Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as | |
| 15 | 15 | follows: | |
| 16 | 16 | (a-1) This article applies to an individual's statement | |
| 17 | 17 | that meets the requirements of Subsection (a), regardless of the | |
| 18 | 18 | age of the individual at the time the statement was made. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | |
| 20 | 20 | criminal proceeding that commences on or after the effective date | |
| 21 | 21 | of this Act. A criminal proceeding that commences before the | |
| 22 | 22 | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the | |
| 23 | 23 | date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in | |
| 24 | 24 | effect for that purpose. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |