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PA HB742
Bill
Status
3/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kristine Howard
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AI Summary
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Expands Pennsylvania's DNA database collection requirements to include juveniles adjudicated delinquent for serious offenses including murder, voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, terrorism, and strangulation
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Creates separate definitions for "other specified offense of an adult" and "other specified offense of a juvenile" to clarify which offenses trigger mandatory DNA collection for each group
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Adds automatic expungement of juvenile DNA samples, records, and profiles from the State DNA Data Bank when the underlying offense becomes eligible for expungement
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Requires DNA collection from adults convicted of first-degree misdemeanors under crimes and vehicles codes, plus specific second-degree misdemeanors including simple assault, false imprisonment, theft offenses, witness intimidation, escape, and animal cruelty
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Maintains the $250 mandatory cost assessment for DNA collection on persons convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or granted ARD for covered offenses, with proceeds going to the DNA fund
Legislative Description
In DNA data and testing, further providing for policy, for definitions, for DNA sample required upon conviction, delinquency adjudication and certain ARD cases, for collection from persons accepted from other jurisdictions, for expungement and for mandatory cost.
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary
3/3/2025