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      S.B. No. 1372         AN ACT   relating to access to the crime laboratory portal.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 411.164, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 411.164.  DEFENSE COUNSEL ACCESS TO CRIME LABORATORY   PORTAL. In accordance with department rule, the attorney   representing the state in a criminal action shall designate [ the   defendant or ] the defendant's attorney[ , as appropriate, ] as an   individual who is authorized to access and use the crime laboratory   portal under Section 411.162 to request any crime laboratory   records that are subject to discovery under Article 39.14, Code of   Criminal Procedure.          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.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1372 passed the Senate on   April 16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1372 passed the House on   May 23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 107, Nays 34, one   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor