TX SB1660

Crime laboratories possessing toxicological evidence must annually notify the prosecutor's office in the county where the alleged offense occurred and provide the date the laboratory received the evidence

Prosecutors may require entities storing toxicological evidence to obtain written approval before destroying evidence subject to certain retention periods

If a prosecutor's office does not provide a written denial within 90 days of a destruction request (sent by hand delivery, certified mail, or email), the storing entity may destroy the evidence once the retention period has expired

Amended provisions apply only to evidence whose retention period expires on or after September 1, 2025; evidence with retention periods expiring before that date remains governed by prior law

Passed the Senate 31-0 and the House 113-23; takes effect September 1, 2025