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SB 1274 Forensic Science, Department of; purchase of forensic laboratory services.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Department of Forensic Science; purchase of forensic laboratory services. Permits the Department of Forensic Science (the Department) to purchase forensic laboratory services from laboratories located in the Commonwealth that are operated by an institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or a corporate entity that is wholly owned by an institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth, where such institution meets certain requirements. The bill provides that no contract or agreement may be made with any other laboratory unless the Department requests, and the Department of General Services grants, an exemption in a case where such laboratory does not meet the reasonable requirements of the Department, cannot provide the forensic laboratory services required by the Department, or the Department can purchase forensic laboratory services from another source at a price that is at least 10 percent less or from a laboratory that has received a ranking that is at least 10 percent higher than the ranking of any laboratory of such institution of higher education. The bill also provides that any laboratory that has entered into a contract with the Department for the provision of forensic laboratory services shall be deemed authorized by the Department to conduct certain analyses and examinations of certain trial evidence. This bill is identical to HB 2279.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100018D pdf
- 01/21/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105023D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1274ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100018D
- 01/07/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/21/19 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105023D-S1
- 01/21/19 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/30/19 Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105023D-S1
- 02/01/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1274S1
- 02/04/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/19 House: Read first time
- 02/06/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/11/19 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 House: Read second time
- 02/13/19 House: Read third time
- 02/13/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1274ER)
- 02/18/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
- 02/20/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 479 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479)