File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Kelley, Blount, Conway, Hoffman, Lawlah, McFadden,
Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, and Sfikas
- Entitled:
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Criminal Procedure - Postconviction - DNA Testing
Authorizing a convicted felon to file a petition for postconviction
DNA testing of evidence under specified circumstances; requiring a
judge to make specified findings before issuing an order for DNA
testing; requiring notification; requiring the court to include items
in an order for DNA testing; requiring DNA testing to be ordered in a
specified period of time; requiring the costs of DNA testing to be
paid by specified persons depending on circumstances; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/11
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- CHEMICAL TESTS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- EVIDENCE
- GENETICS
- HEARINGS
- NOTICES
- PETITIONS
- PRISONERS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
8-201
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered