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HB 1477: Access to DNA Evidence and Review in Capital Cases

GENERAL BILL by Joseph

Access to DNA Evidence and Review in Capital Cases; Requires de novo review of evidence in certain death penalty cases; provides defendants sentenced to death has right to access DNA evidence without interference from specified offices.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2022 House • Filed
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/16/2022 House • Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

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  • HB 1477, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/10/2022 at 3:39 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    921.142 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital drug trafficking felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 1 (pdf)
    925.11 Postsentencing DNA testing. Page 2 (pdf)

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