---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case."
description: "Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 2348"
citation: "Texas HB 2348 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aging (I0015)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "VIDEOTAPE & FILM (S2361)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Capriglione", "Hagenbuch"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e702019-deec-4334-a416-4aeeecbed301"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02300_HB02399/HB 2348.xml"
source_hash: "bb7e915f0d030a97d94e11aeeff30f1de5cda4e50995c5d9a533e2d592b52b0d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 2348 (89R) — Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02348I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02348E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02348H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02348S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02348F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **125–13** (pass) · lower
- passage — **119–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Capriglione — primary (person)
- Hagenbuch — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-03** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-14** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-15** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-15** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-22** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-08** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-10** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-13** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-13** Record vote
- **2025-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-14** Record vote
- **2025-05-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-14** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-15** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-15** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-22** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-05-22** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-23** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-27** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-28** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-28** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-28** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-29** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e702019-deec-4334-a416-4aeeecbed301`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).