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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the admissibility of certain evidence in the |
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prosecution of certain offenses involving family violence. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 38.371(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This article applies to a proceeding in the prosecution |
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of a defendant for an offense, or for an attempt or conspiracy to |
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commit an offense, that is committed under: |
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(1) Section 22.01, [or] 22.02, or 22.04, Penal Code, |
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against a person whose relationship to or association with the |
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defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, |
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Family Code; or |
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(2) Section 25.07 or 25.072, Penal Code, if the |
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offense is based on a violation of an order or a condition of bond in |
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a case involving family violence. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
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admissibility of evidence in a criminal proceeding that commences |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. The admissibility of |
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evidence in a criminal proceeding that commences before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |