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
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
-
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
-
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
Location: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.