Bill Text: TX SB111 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to certain duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/21 [SB111 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB111-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 111 | ||
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| relating to certain duties of law enforcement agencies concerning | ||
| certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
| amended by adding Article 2.1397 to read as follows: | ||
| Art. 2.1397. DUTIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FILING CASE. | ||
| (a) In this article: | ||
| (1) "Attorney representing the state" means an | ||
| attorney authorized by law to represent the state in a criminal | ||
| case, including a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or | ||
| county attorney with criminal jurisdiction. The term does not | ||
| include an attorney representing the state in a justice or | ||
| municipal court under Chapter 45. | ||
| (2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the | ||
| state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state | ||
| authorized by law to employ peace officers. | ||
| (b) A law enforcement agency filing a case with the attorney | ||
| representing the state shall submit to the attorney representing | ||
| the state a written statement by an agency employee with knowledge | ||
| of the case acknowledging that all documents, items, and | ||
| information in the possession of the agency that are required to be | ||
| disclosed to the defendant in the case under Article 39.14 have been | ||
| disclosed to the attorney representing the state. | ||
| (c) If at any time after the case is filed with the attorney | ||
| representing the state the law enforcement agency discovers or | ||
| acquires any additional document, item, or information required to | ||
| be disclosed to the defendant under Article 39.14, an agency | ||
| employee shall promptly disclose the document, item, or information | ||
| to the attorney representing the state. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 111 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that | ||
| the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 29, 2021, by the | ||
| following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 111 passed the House, with | ||
| amendment, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 115, | ||
| Nays 32, two present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
