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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the secrecy of grand jury proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 20.02, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (i) to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) The attorney representing the state may not disclose |
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anything transpiring before the grand jury except as permitted by |
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Subsections (c), (d), [and] (e), and (i). |
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(i) The attorney representing the state shall disclose to a |
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grand jury investigating a person accused or suspected of |
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committing an offense the result of any vote taken on an indictment |
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by a previous grand jury investigating the same act or omission |
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giving rise to the criminal accusation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a grand jury for which |
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the term of the grand jury commences on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |