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