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HB 2703, 78th R.S.
Relating to the testing of certain physical evidence, crime laboratory accreditation, and the admissibility of evidence examined or tested by a crime laboratory.

Last action: Effective immediately

Author: Kevin Bailey
Joint Author: Ken Paxton | Harold V. Dutton, Jr. | Terry Keel | Dan Flynn
Sponsor: Mario Gallegos, Jr.

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 2003, 78th R.S.,ch. 698, General and Special Laws of Texas

Companion:

SB 1813 (Identical)

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

Subjects:
Criminal Procedure--General
DNA
EVIDENCE
FORENSIC TESTING

House Committee: Criminal Jurisprudence (Terry Keel, Mary Denny, Jim Dunnam, Dan Ellis, Terri Hodge, Paul Moreno, Aaron Peña, Debbie Riddle, Robert Talton)
Minutes: April 1 2003 | April 8 2003
Senate Committee: Criminal Justice (John Whitmire, John Carona, Rodney Ellis, Juan Hinojosa, Steve Ogden, Bill Ratliff, Kel Seliger, Tommy Williams)
Minutes: May 13 2003 | May 20 2003

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