l9n/ Connecticut

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 5474

AN ACT CONCERNING DNA TESTING FOR PERSONS ARRAIGNED FOR A SERIOUS FELONY.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on April 21, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require DNA to be taken from a person after arraignment and a finding of probable cause for an expanded list of crimes, to provide that the Judicial Branch take the sample, unless such person is in Department of Correction custody, in which case the Department of Correction shall take such sample, to expand the circumstances under which a DNA profile must be expunged and related samples destroyed to include the case where an absolute pardon is granted, to provide that any expungement of records or destruction of samples occur immediately upon receipt of a relevant court order and to create a process that permits a person to request confirmation of the expungement or destruction.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

22 co-sponsors

Angel Arce, Brandon L. McGee Jr., Jason Rojas, Robert Sanchez, Terry B. Adams, Bruce V. Morris, Juan R. Candelaria, Andre F. Baker Jr., Victor Cuevas, Edwin Vargas, Ezequiel Santiago, Christopher Rosario, Hilda E. Santiago, Charlie L. Stallworth, Ernest Hewett, Douglas McCrory, Jason Perillo, Bill Simanski, Joseph C. Serra, Larry B. Butler, Ben McGorty, Mary M. Mushinsky

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Edwin A. Gomes, John A. Kissel

    Its course

    February 26 to April 21, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action10 actions on 7 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Apr 21 · stopped55 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 2831 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 21 to Apr 21 · stopped0 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Apr 21

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 18Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 28Judiciary Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 21Sent to Appropriations Committee
    All 10 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 18PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 28Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 29FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 8REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 14FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 14HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 14FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 21REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives