HB 3362 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court.

HB 3362 amends Texas law to require recording of grand jury testimony for accused or suspected persons and establish discovery procedures. The bill mandates that all witness testimony and examinations before a grand jury be recorded via stenographer or electronic device (excluding grand jury deliberations), with unintentional recording failures not invalidating proceedings. It also requires prosecutors to provide accused or suspected persons access to certain documents (like offense reports and witness statements) after notice, while excluding work product of prosecutors and investigators from disclosure. This affects criminal defendants, grand juries, prosecutors, and witnesses in Texas criminal cases.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action May 8, 2025
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Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
6
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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