78R7548 GWK-D

By:  Alonzo                                                       H.B. No. 1900



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to evidence in a hearing on a motion in a criminal case to 
suppress evidence, a confession, or a statement.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 38, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 
amended by adding Article 38.01 to read as follows:
	Art. 38.01.  EVIDENCE ON MOTION TO SUPPRESS. Notwithstanding 
Rules 101(d) and 104, Texas Rules of Evidence, the Texas Rules of 
Evidence apply to a proceeding on a motion to suppress evidence, a 
confession, or a statement.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.