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FL H1021

Bill

Status

Passed

6/10/2019

Primary Sponsor

Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends section 943.325 of Florida Statutes relating to the DNA database and legislative intent provisions
  • Revises legislative findings to clarify that DNA matches between criminal investigation evidence and state or federal offender DNA databases may be used to establish probable cause for arrest warrants or to obtain DNA samples from offenders
  • Adds language specifying "for arrest" in the statutory text regarding warrant issuance
  • Effective July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

DNA Database

Last Action

Chapter No. 2019-91, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)

6/10/2019

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice4/24/2019
Judiciary3/29/2019
Criminal Justice Subcommittee2/28/2019

Full Bill Text

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