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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission |
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to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and |
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forensic writs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4(h), Article 38.01, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(h) The commission may review and refer to the office of |
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capital and forensic writs in accordance with Section 78.054(b), |
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Government Code, cases that are: |
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(1) the subject of an investigation under Subsection |
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(a)(3) or (a-1); or |
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(2) dismissed by the commission with an express |
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referral to a previously published report that: |
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(A) covers the same subject matter; and |
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(B) is issued under Subsection (b), (b-1), or |
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(b-2) [to the office of capital and forensic writs in accordance |
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with Section 78.054(b), Government Code]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 614 passed the Senate on |
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May 7, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 614 passed the House on |
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May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 12, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |