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. _______________________________ _______________________________ 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. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor