HOUSE BILL 861

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hixson

Entitled:

Statewide DNA Data Base System - Results of Court-Ordered Testing

Synopsis:

Requiring a court to send the results of all DNA testing that the court orders, including paternity tests, to the Crime Laboratory Division of the Department of State Police; and requiring the test results received by courts to be stored and maintained by the Crime Laboratory in the statewide DNA data base system for use in criminal investigations.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Judiciary

2/10

Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.

2/25

Hearing cancelled

3/7

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government

Chemical Tests

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.

Electronic Government

Genetics

Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.

Laboratories

Paternity

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

State Police, Department of

Bill affects the following Statute:

Public Safety

( 2-504.1 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Not available at this time

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Judiciary