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Senate committee hears bill shifting legislative immunity from transactional to testimonial
Summary
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on SB 1386, which would replace blanket (transactional) immunity for compelled legislative testimony with testimonial immunity that prevents use of compelled testimony in criminal prosecutions. The bill drew no public proponents or opponents and was left pending.
Senator Huffman, the bill—author, explained to the Senate Committee on State Affairs that Senate Bill 1386 would change the type of immunity provided to witnesses compelled to testify before the Legislature or a legislative committee.
Huffman said, "Current law does not allow a person called by the legislature or a legislative committee to refuse to testify or produce a document on the grounds that doing so will incriminate the person. In exchange, . . . Texas law grants the person…
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