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2011 SESSION
SB 1197 DNA data bank; modifies entities to which Department of Forensic Science may release information.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
DNA data bank. Modifies the entities to which the Department of Forensic Science may release information from the DNA data bank to include attorneys for the United States Department of Justice and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and adds that such information may be released to further a prosecution, not just an investigation as under current law. This bill is identical to HB 2281.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11104097D pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1197ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0171) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11104097D
- 01/12/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/11 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/31/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 House: Read second time
- 02/24/11 House: Read third time
- 02/24/11 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/24/11 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/24/11 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/24/11 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1197ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 171 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/15/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0171)