2025 Regular Session

House Bill 6983

AN ACT CONCERNING POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 6, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) eliminate the requirement that a petition for post-conviction DNA testing be made at any time during the term of the petitioner's incarceration, and (2) set forth that the denial of such petition is a final judgment for purposes of an appeal.

Its course

February 18 to May 6, 2025, 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 action15 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to May 6 · stopped77 days

Judiciary CommitteeFeb 18 to Apr 748 days

Appropriations CommitteeApr 29 to May 56 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

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 18 – May 5

Feb 18Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
Mar 3Heard in Judiciary Committee
Apr 7Judiciary Committee recommended it
Apr 29Sent to Appropriations Committee
May 5Appropriations Committee recommended it

All 15 actions, as published

Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
Mar 3PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
Apr 7Joint FavorableBoth houses
Apr 8FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
Apr 17REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
Apr 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
Apr 24FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
Apr 24HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
Apr 24FILE NO.Both houses
Apr 29REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
May 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
May 6NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
May 6TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives