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SENATE BILL 211

CHAPTER NUMBER: 337
File Code: Public Safety
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 370

Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Garagiola, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Robey, Stone, Forehand, Jacobs, and Simonaire

Entitled:
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Crimes of Violence and Burglary - Sample Collections on Charge - Postconviction DNA Testing

Synopsis:

Adding DNA samples and DNA records to a provision of law; requiring a court to advise a specified defendant that the defendant may be entitled to expunge specified records under specified circumstances; authorizing a petitioner to move for a new trial on the grounds that the conviction was based on unreliable scientific identification evidence under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/23
Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
1/29
Hearing cancelled
1/31
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Senator Frosh) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/24 (Senator Frosh) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Senator Frosh) Adopted
3/22
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Withdrawn
Substitute Committee Amendment (Judicial Proceedings) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (35-12)
3/31
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Frosh, Gladden, and Haines
4/3
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (33-10)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/23
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/27
Re-referred Judiciary
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Vallario) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (129-8)
3/29
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Dumais, Anderson, and Kramer
4/3
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (131-8)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 337

Sponsored by:

President, The
Administration
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator James Brochin, District 42
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator George C. Edwards, District 1
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator James N. Robey, District 13
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Arrests
Auditors and Audits
Burglary
Chemical Tests
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Electronic Government
Evidence
Expungement
Genetics
Hearings
Identification
Laboratories
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Legal Aid
Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
Notices
Penalties
Petitions
Pretrial Detention or Release
Privacy
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Rules and Regulations
State Police, Department of
Sunset
Theft -see also- Shoplifting
Trials

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Procedure
( 6-232 , 8-201 )

Public Safety
( 2-501 , 2-504 , 2-506 , 2-511 , 2-512 , 2-513 , 2-514 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 808175/01     Offered on: March 24, 2008   at: 9:32 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 808175/03     Offered on: March 24, 2008   at: 9:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 213021/02     Offered on: March 31, 2008   at: 7:39 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 663821/01     Offered on: March 31, 2008   at: 7:38 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 762510/01     Offered on: March 31, 2008   at: 7:37 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in PDF Format):
Report Number: 653429/1     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 3:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 23, 2008: Third Reading Passed (35-12)
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (33-10)
House
March 26, 2008: Third Reading Passed (129-8)
April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (131-8)



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