87(R) HB 1599 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of hypnotically induced testimony in a criminal |
 
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trial. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Chapter 38, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
 
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amended by adding Article 38.24 to read as follows: |
 
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             Art.  38.24.    TESTIMONY OBTAINED BY HYPNOSIS. The testimony |
 
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of a person obtained by hypnotizing the person is not admissible |
 
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against a defendant in a criminal trial, whether offered in the |
 
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guilt or innocence phase or the punishment phase of the trial. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
 
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admissibility of evidence in a criminal proceeding that commences |
 
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on or after the effective date of this Act. The admissibility of |
 
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evidence in a criminal proceeding that commences before the |
 
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
 
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date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in |
 
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effect for that purpose. |
 
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             SECTION  3.    This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |