HB 453: Statements Made by a Criminal Defendant
GENERAL BILL by Brown
Statements Made by a Criminal Defendant; Requires hearsay statements made during certain custodial interrogations comply with specified requirements to be admissible; describes circumstances in which statement made by interrogee during custodial interrogation is presumed inadmissible as evidence; describes circumstances in which prosecution may rebut presumption; describes circumstances in which law enforcement officers may have had good cause not to electronically record all or part of an interrogation; provides for admissibility of certain statements; requires preservation of electronic recordings; provides admissibility is not precluded for certain statements of an interrogee; specifies requirements for admissibility of hearsay statement against interest made during certain custodial interrogations when declarant is unavailable.
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/6/2017 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 63 |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 63 |
| 5/5/2017 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
