Arrest for a violent felony; saliva or tissue sample required for DNA analysis.
Summary
Saliva or tissue sample required for DNA analysisafter arrest for a violent felony. Clarifies that the Departmentof Forensic Science may retain a DNA sample from a person who wasarrested for a violent felony if such person was convicted of a misdemeanoroffense that would otherwise require the sample to remain in theDNA data bank.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 3, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 87 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102827D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clint Jenkins
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
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