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HB 1578 DNA data bank; State Police to verify receipt of samples from persons on the Sex Offender Registry.
Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
DNA data bank; State Police to verify receipt of samples from persons on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Requires the Department of State Police to verify receipt of DNA samples by the Department of Forensic Science for persons required to register on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. The bill also requires the State Police to obtain a DNA sample for such persons if one has not been received by the Department of Forensic Science.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101853D pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1578ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0193) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101853D
- 01/07/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/28/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/15 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/15 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/15 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1578ER)
- 02/23/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/15
- 02/25/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/16/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 193 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/16/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0193)