Legislation

Title: DNA Testing - Postconviction Review
Sponsored by: Delegates Dumais, Barron, Hayes, R. Lewis, Lierman, McCray, A. Miller, Moon, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, and M. Washington
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Clarifying the group of persons who may file a specified petition for postconviction DNA testing or a database or log search; requiring a court to order a new trial under specified circumstances for specified classes of persons filing for postconviction DNA testing and having received favorable results; altering the remedy for intentional and willful destruction of DNA evidence; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0677

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - DNA Testing - Postconviction Review Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2017 Legislative Date 3/17/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2017 Legislative Date 3/14/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - DNA Testing - Postconviction Review Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2017 Legislative Date 3/15/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (97-42) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2017 Legislative Date 3/17/2017 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - DNA Testing - Postconviction Review
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2017	3/17/2017	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/17/2017	3/14/2017	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - DNA Testing - Postconviction Review
House	3/18/2017	3/15/2017	Third Reading Passed (97-42)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2017	3/17/2017	Referred Judicial Proceedings	46AClick to view Recorded Media

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