In the House of Representatives since February 24, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5308
AN ACT CONCERNING POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) expand the time period permissible for the filing of a petition for post-conviction DNA testing, and (2) set forth that the denial of such petition is a final judgment for purposes of an appeal.
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
Sponsor
2 co-sponsors
In the Senate
2 co-sponsors
Its course
February 24 to April 20, 2026, 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 RepresentativesFrom Feb 24
Judiciary CommitteeFeb 24 to Mar 2327 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 14 to Apr 173 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 23
Who voted how
Yea Bob Godfrey, Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Ceci Maher, Craig C. Fishbein, David Rutigliano, Derell Wilson, Dominique Johnson, Donna Veach, Doug Dubitsky, Gary A. Winfield, Greg S. Howard, Herron Gaston, Hubert D. Delany, Jason Doucette, Jason Perillo, Jillian Gilchrest, John A. Kissel, Jonathan Fazzino, Jonathan Jacobson, Jorge Cabrera, Josh Elliott, Kadeem Roberts, MD Rahman, Mae Flexer, Marcus Brown, Mark DeCaprio, Maryam Khan, Matt Blumenthal, Matthew L. Lesser, Melissa Osborne, Michael D. Quinn, Patricia A. Dillon, Patricia Billie Miller, Patrick E. Callahan, Paul Cicarella, Renee LaMark Muir, Steven J. Stafstrom, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Tom O'Dea, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
Apr 17
Who voted how
Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Anthony L. Nolan, Antonio Felipe, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Rosario, Corey P. Paris, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Daniel Gaiewski, David DeFronzo, Derek Slap, Douglas McCrory, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Emmanuel Sanchez, Eric C. Berthel, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hubert D. Delany, James Sanchez, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Jillian Gilchrest, Joan V. Hartley, Joe Hoxha, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Lucy Dathan, Mae Flexer, Marcus Brown, Martha Marx, Maryam Khan, Matthew L. Lesser, Minnie Gonzalez, Mitch Bolinsky, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Saud Anwar, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Susan M. Johnson, Tammy R. Exum, Tim Ackert, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
Nay Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Kathy Kennedy, Mark DeCaprio, Martin Foncello, Tammy Nuccio, Tina Courpas
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 24 – Apr 17
- Feb 24Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 13Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Mar 23Judiciary Committee recommended it
- Apr 14Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 17Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 15 actions, as published
- Feb 24REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 23Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 14REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 20TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives