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Committee adopts committee substitute for bill to shield sexual‑assault survivors from live-streaming and protect sensitive evidence
2776424 · March 25, 2025
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Summary
Sen. Paxton introduced a committee substitute for Senate Bill 836 that would prohibit live streaming of sexual‑assault trials without consent, allow pseudonym requests earlier in prosecution, and expand protective orders for forensic and invasive recordings.
Sen. Paxton presented a committee substitute for Senate Bill 836 aimed at protecting the privacy and dignity of sexual‑assault survivors in the criminal justice process. The substitute prohibits live streaming of trials that involve sexual‑assault offenses (and some related protective‑order proceedings)…
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