HB 453 (2017) -  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.
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 296 Subject: Statements Made by a Criminal Defendant Relationship: Identical

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/24/2017 - 10:04 AM Member: Brown Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
90.803 SB 296
90.804 SB 296