1-1 By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1585 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2001; March 14, 2001, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; May 1, 2001, 1-4 reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 1, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1585 By: Jackson 1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-8 AN ACT 1-9 relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a 1-10 criminal case involving controlled substances. 1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-12 SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 1-13 amended by adding Article 38.141 to read as follows: 1-14 Art. 38.141. TESTIMONY OF UNDERCOVER PEACE OFFICER OR 1-15 SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR. (a) A defendant may not be convicted of an 1-16 offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, on the testimony 1-17 of a person who is not a licensed peace officer or a special 1-18 investigator but who is acting covertly on behalf of a law 1-19 enforcement agency or under the color of law enforcement unless the 1-20 testimony is corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the 1-21 defendant with the offense committed. 1-22 (b) Corroboration is not sufficient for the purposes of this 1-23 article if the corroboration only shows the commission of the 1-24 offense. 1-25 (c) In this article, "peace officer" means a person listed 1-26 in Article 2.12, and "special investigator" means a person listed 1-27 in Article 2.122. 1-28 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-29 * * * * *