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SB 1501 Physical evidence recovery kit; victim's right to notification of scientific analysis information.
Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Victim's right to notification of scientific analysis information. Provides that for any physical evidence recovery kit that was received by a law-enforcement agency prior to July 1, 2016, and submitted for analysis, the victim, a parent or guardian of a minor victim, or the next of kin of a deceased victim shall be notified of the completion of the analysis and shall, upon request, receive information regarding the results of any analysis from the law-enforcement agency. The bill provides that law enforcement shall not be required to disclose the results of any analysis to an alleged perpetrator. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17103992D pdf | impact statements
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17103992D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1501ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17103992D
- 01/18/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/06/17 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/06/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1501E
- 02/06/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17103992D-E
- 02/08/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/17 House: Read first time
- 02/08/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/13/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 House: Read second time
- 02/22/17 House: Read third time
- 02/22/17 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/22/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/22/17 House: Passed House with amendment (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1501ER)
- 03/07/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/20/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 672 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672)