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  89R9854 JRR-F     By: Hickland H.B. No. 2449       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to discovery requirements for pro se defendants in a   criminal case.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 39.14(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  In the case of a pro se defendant, if the court orders   the state to produce and permit the inspection of a document, item,   or information under this subsection, the state shall [ permit the   pro se defendant to inspect and review the document, item, or   information but is not required to ] allow electronic duplication as   described by Subsection (a).   The court order may require or   authorize the state to redact the same sensitive information that   is required to be redacted under Subsection (f) before the state   allows electronic duplication of the document, item, or information   containing the sensitive information. Before allowing electronic   duplication pursuant to a court order issued under this subsection,   the attorney representing the state shall require the pro se   defendant to sign an affidavit acknowledging the defendant's duty   under Subsection (e) to not disclose to a third party any documents,   evidence, materials, or witness statements received from the state   under this article unless the disclosure is specifically authorized   under that subsection or is for the purpose of obtaining legal   representation. An affidavit under this subsection, or written   information provided with the affidavit, must direct the pro se   defendant to the relevant laws regarding the preservation and   protection of evidence from unlawful disclosure.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a criminal proceeding that commences on or after the effective   date of this Act. A criminal proceeding that commences before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.