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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    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/HB 7077, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2020 at 11:18 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/10/2020 11:09 AM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    925.11 Postsentencing DNA testing. Page 2 (pdf)
    925.12 DNA testing; defendants entering pleas. Page 10 (pdf)
    943.325 DNA database. Page 13 (pdf)
    943.3251 Postsentencing DNA testing. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7077, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/27/2020 at 11:12 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    150231 - Amendment
    Remove lines 54-55 and insert:
    Grant, J. 3/4/2020
    3:33 PM
    House: Adopted
    3/6/2020
    PDF
    027751 - Amendment
    Remove lines 254-313 and insert:
    Grant, J. 3/4/2020
    3:33 PM
    House: Adopted
    3/6/2020
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    925.11 Postsentencing DNA testing. Page 2 (pdf)
    925.12 DNA testing; defendants entering pleas. Page 10 (pdf)
    943.325 DNA database. Page 13 (pdf)
    943.3251 Postsentencing DNA testing. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • HB 7077, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2020 at 9:17 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2020 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    239623 - Amendment
    Remove lines 154-206 and insert:
    Grant, J. 2/25/2020
    7:32 PM
    Adopted
    2/26/2020
    PDF
    989371 - Amendment
    Remove lines 237-340 and insert:
    Grant, J. 2/25/2020
    7:33 PM
    Adopted
    2/26/2020
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    925.11 Postsentencing DNA testing. Page 2 (pdf)
    925.12 DNA testing; defendants entering pleas. Page 11 (pdf)
    943.325 DNA database. Page 13 (pdf)
    943.3251 Postsentencing DNA testing. Page 14 (pdf)

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