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HB2348 • 2025

Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Capriglione
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

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Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  19. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  20. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  21. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  27. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  29. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2478

  32. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Cook

  36. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  37. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2407

  38. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  40. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  41. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  42. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  46. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  47. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  48. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  50. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  51. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  52. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  53. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  54. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2348 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2348

AN ACT

relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the

testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal

case.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article 39.025, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(b-1)

On the motion of either party, the court may order the

attorney representing the state to take the deposition of an

elderly or disabled person by video recording.

The person

operating the video recording device must be available to testify

regarding the authenticity of the video recording and the taking of

the deposition in order for the video recording to be admissible.

SECTION 2. Article 39.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended to read as follows:

Art. 39.12. PREDICATE TO READ
OR PUBLISH DEPOSITION
.
(a)

A

written or recorded deposition
[
Depositions
] taken
under Article

39.02, 39.025, or 39.026
in
a
criminal
action may
[
actions shall
]

not be read
or published
unless oath be made that the witness

resides out of the state; or that since the deposition was taken,

the witness has died; or that the witness has removed beyond the

limits of the state; or that the witness has been prevented from

attending the court through the act or agency of the defendant; or

by the act or agency of any person whose object was to deprive the

state or the defendant of the benefit of the testimony; or that by

reason of age or bodily infirmity, the witness cannot attend; or

that the witness is a Medicaid or Medicare recipient or a caregiver

or guardian of the recipient, and the recipient's Medicaid or

Medicare account was charged for a product or service that was not

provided or rendered to the recipient.

(b)
When the deposition is sought to be used by the state,

the oath may be made by any credible person. When
the deposition is

sought to be used by the defendant, the oath shall be made by the

defendant in person.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a criminal proceeding that commences on or after the effective

date of this Act. A criminal proceeding that commences before the

effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the

date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in

effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2348 was passed by the House on May

14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 13, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2348 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor