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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 88(R)

Senate Bill 435

Senate Author:  Middleton et al.

Effective:  5-24-23

House Sponsor:  Bonnen


            Senate Bill 435 amends the Government Code to authorize a prosecutor to permit a victim's family member or a victim, as applicable, to view a medical examiner's report and video evidence of a crime that resulted in a person's death. The bill prohibits a person permitted to view that evidence from duplicating, recording, or otherwise memorializing the information and authorizes the use of a confidentiality agreement by the prosecutor.