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2002 SESSION

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HB 892 Saliva or tissue sample required for DNA analysis.

Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

DNA analysis upon arrest for a violent felony. Requires a saliva or tissue DNA sample to be taken from every person arrested for a violent felony. If the charge is dismissed or the person is acquitted at trial the DNA sample must be destroyed by the Division of Forensic Science. The bill further provides for civil immunity for the sample taker unless he is negligent. The bill has an effective date of January 1, 2003.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 021215253  pdf
• 02/09/02  House: Committee substitute printed 024544838-H1  pdf
• 02/21/02  Senate: Committee substitute printed 024750536-S1  pdf
• 02/26/02  Senate: Floor substitute printed 025284838-S2 (Mims)  pdf
• 03/13/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB892ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 021215253
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/02  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/08/02  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
• 02/09/02  House: Committee substitute printed 024544838-H1
• 02/09/02  House: Read first time
• 02/11/02  House: Read second time
• 02/11/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 024544838-H1
• 02/11/02  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 024544838-H1
• 02/12/02  House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 11-N)
• 02/12/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 11-N)
• 02/12/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/20/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/02  Senate: Committee substitute printed 024750536-S1
• 02/22/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/26/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/26/02  Senate: Floor substitute printed 025284838-S2 (Mims)
• 02/27/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/02  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/27/02  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 024750536-S1
• 02/27/02  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/27/02  Senate: Substitute by Sen. Mims agreed to 025284838-S2
• 02/27/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute 025284838-S2
• 02/27/02  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/01/02  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N)
• 03/01/02  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 4-N)
• 03/13/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB892ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/07/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 773 (effective 1/1/03)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773)