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CS/CS/SB 366: DNA Evidence

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Criminal Justice ; Villalobos ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith

DNA Evidence; provides for examination of DNA evidence collected at time crime is investigated; provides procedure under which defendant who has been found guilty may petition trial court to order examination of DNA evidence; provides for preservation of evidence for which testing of DNA may be requested; requires FDLE to add certain felony offenses in scheduled order to DNA data bank's enumerated offenses, etc. Amends Ch. 943; creates 925.11.

Effective Date: 10/01/2001 except ss. 3 & 4 shall take effect 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/31/2001 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-97
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2001 Senate • Prefiled
2/8/2001 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations
3/6/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00029
3/8/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/13/01, 9:15 am, 37-S
3/13/2001 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00149; CS read first time on 03/16/01 -SJ 00176
3/15/2001 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00149
4/3/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00282; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary
4/5/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary, 04/10/01, 6:15 pm, 42-S
4/10/2001 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00357; CS read first time on 04/18/01 -SJ 00398
4/12/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00357
4/18/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations with subcommittee recommendation -SJ 00368; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/30/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00569; Read second time -SJ 00581; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00581; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00583
5/1/2001 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00666; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00666
5/1/2001 House • In Messages
5/2/2001 House • Received, placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 01621; Substituted for CS/HB 147 -HJ 01621; Read second and third times -HJ 01621; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01621
5/2/2001 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00964
5/17/2001 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/31/2001 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-97