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HB 8, 86th R.S.
Relating to the criminal statute of limitations for certain sex offenses and the collection, analysis, and preservation of evidence of sexual assault and other sex offenses.

Last action: Effective on 9/1/19

Author: Victoria Neave
Joint Author: Donna Howard | Ina Minjarez | Angie Button | Mike Lang
Coauthor: Alma Allen | Steve Allison | Rafael Anchía | Trent Ashby | Diego Bernal | César Blanco | Dwayne Bohac | Rhetta Bowers | Brad Buckley | John Bucy III | DeWayne Burns | Gina Calanni | Terry Canales | Travis Clardy | Philip Cortez | John Cyrier | Yvonne Davis | Alex Dominguez | Jessica Farrar | Art Fierro | Craig Goldman | Jessica González | Vikki Goodwin | R. D. "Bobby" Guerra | Ryan Guillen | Roland Gutierrez | Sam Harless | Cody Harris | Cole Hefner | Abel Herrero | Gina Hinojosa | Celia Israel | Julie Johnson | Ken King | Matt Krause | Stan Lambert | Brooks Landgraf | Jeff Leach | Ray Lopez | J. M. Lozano | Morgan Meyer | Thresa "Terry" Meza | Rick Miller | Sergio Muñoz, Jr. | Jim Murphy | Poncho Nevárez | Evelina "Lina" Ortega | Leo Pacheco | Tan Parker | Jared Patterson | Mary Ann Perez | Dade Phelan | Ana-Maria Ramos | John Raney | Richard Peña Raymond | Ron Reynolds | Ramon Romero | Toni Rose | Jon Rosenthal | Matt Shaheen | Hugh Shine | Reggie Smith | Lynn Stucky | Valoree Swanson | James Talarico | Shawn Thierry | Ed Thompson | Tony Tinderholt | John Turner | Gene Wu | Erin Zwiener
Sponsor: Jane Nelson
CoSponsor: Carol Alvarado | Royce West | Eddie Lucio, Jr. | Joan Huffman | Brandon Creighton | Juan Hinojosa | José Rodríguez | Peter Flores | Paul Bettencourt | Charles Schwertner | Robert Nichols | Charles Perry | Lois Kolkhorst

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 2019, 86th R.S.,ch. 408, General and Special Laws of Texas

Signed legislation

Bill Analyses:
Committee Report (TLC)
Engrossed (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (House Research Organization)

Gubernatorial documents:

Subjects:
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Criminal Procedure--General
Criminal Procedure--Pretrial Procedure
EVIDENCE
FORENSIC TESTING
LAVINIA MASTERS ACT
Law Enforcement
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT
STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
TELEMEDICINE

House Committee: Homeland Security & Public Safety (Poncho Nevárez, DeWayne Burns, Gina Calanni, Travis Clardy, Vikki Goodwin, Celia Israel, Mike Lang, Dennis Paul, Tony Tinderholt)
Minutes: March 6 2019 | March 20 2019
Senate Committee: Criminal Justice (John Whitmire, Dawn Buckingham, Peter Flores, Joan Huffman, Bryan Hughes, Borris Miles, Charles Perry)
Minutes: May 8 2019

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