HBA-KMH H.B. 3055 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3055 By: Mowery Criminal Jurisprudence 4/19/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 1997, a person came into a Washington State Police station and wanted to talk about an 11-yearold Fort Worth unsolved homicide case. After conferring with a Fort Worth Police detective, a statement was given by the defendant, proclaiming his guilt, on forms used in Washington State. This form was faxed to Fort Worth. The homicide detective conferred with the district attorney and was told that the police department had to have the statement on the State of Texas form with its warning clause due to the requirements of Article 38.22, Section 2, Code of Criminal Procedure. The forms that the confession was written on were legal and approved for the use in the State of Washington, but were not admissible in Texas. H.B. 3055 provides that any written, oral, or sign language statement of an accused made as a result of a custodial interrogation and lawfully obtained under the laws of another state is admissible against the accused in a criminal proceeding in this state. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Article 38.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding Section 8, as follows: Sec. 8. Provides that any written, oral, or sign language statement of an accused made as a result of a custodial interrogation and lawfully obtained under the laws of another state is admissible against the accused in a criminal proceeding in this state. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.