2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 219

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 445
Sponsored By:
Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Hughes, Jacobs, Lawlah, Mitchell, Ruben, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - DNA Evidence - Preservation of Scientific Identification Evidence

Synopsis:

Requiring the State to preserve scientific identification evidence without regard to the State's knowledge that the evidence contains DNA; and requiring the State to preserve scientific identification evidence for the time of the sentence.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/6
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
EVIDENCE
GENETICS
IDENTIFICATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
MANSLAUGHTER
MURDER
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
SEXUAL OFFENSES
TIME
TRIALS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Criminal Procedure
( 8-201 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered