SB1386 - Relating to testimony or the production of evidence before a house of the legislature or a legislative committee.

      By: Huffman, Eckhardt S.B. No. 1386     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to testimony or the production of evidence before a house   of the legislature or a legislative committee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 301.025, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 301.025.   REQUIRING WITNESS [ REFUSAL ] TO TESTIFY OR   PRODUCE EVIDENCE; IMMUNITY; COUNSEL . (a) A witness called by   either house of the legislature or by a legislative committee may   [ does ] not [ have a privilege to ] refuse to testify to a fact or   produce a document or other evidence for any reason, except as   provided by Subsection (b) [ on the ground that the testimony or   document may tend to disgrace the person or otherwise make the   person infamous ].          (b)   Subject to Subsection (c), a witness called by either   house of the legislature or by a legislative committee may refuse to   testify to a fact or produce a document or other evidence on the   ground that the testimony or evidence may incriminate the person.           (c)  A house of the  [ The ] legislature or a legislative   committee may require a person to testify or produce a document or   other evidence concerning a matter under inquiry before that     [ either ] house or [ a legislative ] committee even if the person   claims that the testimony or evidence [ document ] may incriminate   the person [ him ].           (d)  [ (c) ]  If a person testifies or produces a document or   other evidence as required under Subsection (c) while claiming that   the testimony or evidence [ document ] may incriminate the person   [ him ], the testimony or evidence that the person was compelled to   produce, or any information directly or indirectly derived from   that testimony or evidence, may not be used against the person in   any criminal prosecution, other than a prosecution for any offense   involving perjury, making a false statement, or providing false   information [ person may not be indicted or prosecuted for any   transaction, matter, or thing about which the person truthfully   testified or produced evidence ].           (e)  [ (d) ]  A witness has a right to counsel when testifying   before either house of  the legislature or a legislative committee.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.