Evidence preservation requirements.
Summary
Establishes additional requirements for the disposition of property held as evidence that may contain biological evidence related to an offense, including matters involving postconviction DNA testing and analysis.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 21, 2022
Signed Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
Feb 1, 2022
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican36
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Mar 11, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 260: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 190: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Schaibley) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 164: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Amended
Amendment #2 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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