89R1701 LHC-D     By: Johnson H.B. No. 394       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the   prosecution of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed   against a child or person with a disability.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2, Article 38.072, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a-1)  This article applies to an individual's statement   that meets the requirements of Subsection (a), regardless of the   age of the individual at the time the statement was made.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies 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.