1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the admissibility in a criminal proceeding of a
 1-3     statement made as a result of certain custodial interrogations and
 1-4     obtained in compliance with the laws of another state or the United
 1-5     States.
 1-6           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-7           SECTION 1.  Article 38.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
 1-8     amended by adding Section 8 to read as follows:
 1-9           Sec. 8.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,
1-10     a written, oral, or sign language statement of an accused made as a
1-11     result of a custodial interrogation is admissible against the
1-12     accused in a criminal proceeding in this state if:
1-13                 (1)  the statement was obtained in another state and
1-14     was obtained in compliance with the laws of that state or this
1-15     state; or
1-16                 (2)  the statement was obtained by a federal law
1-17     enforcement officer in this state or another state and was obtained
1-18     in compliance with the laws of the United States.
1-19           SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
1-20     to the admissibility of a statement made on or after the effective
1-21     date of this Act.  The admissibility of a statement made before the
1-22     effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the
1-23     statement was made, and the former law is continued in effect for
1-24     that purpose.
 2-1           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 553 was passed by the House on May 5,
         2001, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in Senate
         amendments to H.B. No. 553 on May 25, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 553 was passed by the Senate, with
         amendments, on May 23, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor