HB 3330 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to discovery in a criminal case.

HB 3330 amends Texas criminal discovery rules to clarify when prosecutors must share evidence with criminal defendants. It requires prosecutors to provide defendants with offense reports, witness statements, documents, and physical evidence relevant to the case, after a written request, but excludes prosecutors' work product, notes, and communications. The bill also allows courts to limit discovery if requests are overly broad, burdensome, or threaten victim/witness privacy, and mandates that prosecutors inform defendants if portions of documents are redacted. This directly affects criminal defendants, prosecutors, and courts in Texas criminal cases by standardizing evidence-sharing procedures.
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Mar 2025
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Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025
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Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
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Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
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Mar 21, 2025
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Mar 21, 2025
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