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CS/HB 7077: Postsentencing Forensic Analysis

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Grant, J. ; Bush

Postsentencing Forensic Analysis; Authorizes specified persons to petition court for forensic analysis that may result in evidence of identity of perpetrator or accomplice to crime resulting in conviction; requires court to make specified findings before ordering forensic analysis; requires forensic analysis to be performed by FDLE; requires FDLE to submit DNA profile to certain DNA databases; requires results to be provided to specified parties; authorizes order for search for physical evidence reported to be missing or destroyed.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/5/2020 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 495
2/6/2020 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 525
2/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/18/20, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
2/18/2020 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 27 NAYS 0 -HJ 606
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 606
2/24/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/26/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/26/2020 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 678
2/27/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 676
2/28/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 681
3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
3/6/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 829
• Amendment(s) adopted (027751, 150231) -HJ 829, 830
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
3/10/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1020
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 1020
3/10/2020 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 658
• Received -SJ 658
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Criminal Justice