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HB 721: Admissibility of Statements/Defendant/Felony Cases

GENERAL BILL by Thurston ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sachs

Admissibility of Statements/Defendant/Felony Cases; Requires hearsay statements made during custodial interrogations to comply with specified requirements to be admissible; describes circumstances in which oral, written, or sign-language statement made by interrogee during custodial interrogation is presumed inadmissible as evidence against such person; describes circumstances in which prosecution may rebut such presumption, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 4/1/2008 House - On Council agenda-- Safety & Security Council, 04/01/08, 10:15 am, Reed Hall; Unfavorable by Safety & Security Council, laid on Table -HJ 00410
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/23/2008 House • Filed
    2/5/2008 House • Referred to Safety & Security Council; Policy & Budget Council
    3/4/2008 House • Introduced, referred to Safety & Security Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00059
    3/5/2008 House • Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety (SS) by Safety & Security Council -HJ 00190
    3/24/2008 House • On Committee agenda-- Homeland Security & Public Safety (SS), 03/26/08, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
    3/26/2008 House • Recommendation: Unfavorable by Homeland Security & Public Safety (SS); YEAS 1 NAYS 10 -HJ 00346; Now in Safety & Security Council -HJ 00346
    4/1/2008 House • On Council agenda-- Safety & Security Council, 04/01/08, 10:15 am, Reed Hall; Unfavorable by Safety & Security Council, laid on Table -HJ 00410

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  • HB 721, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/23/2008 at 1:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1434 Hearsay Statements/Felony Cases [LPCC] Joyner Identical Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
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    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.803 Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial.
    90.804 Hearsay exceptions; declarant unavailable.

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