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2015 House Bill 1069: Concerning preservation of DNA work product
Introduced by Rep. Tina Orwall (Des Moines) (D) on January 12, 2015
For Bill Information, please click HERE. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Public Safety Committee on January 12, 2015
Substitute offered in the House on January 20, 2015
Requires the preservation of deoxyribonucleic acid products secured in connection with a felony offense to be preserved either throughout the length of the sentence if a person has been convicted for the offense, or throughout the period of the statute of limitations for the crime in cases where no person has been convicted.The original bill requires the preservation of DNA work product to be preserved throughout
the length of the sentence or throughout the period of the statute of limitations for the crime, whichever comes later. The substitute bill requires DNA connected with an incarcerated offender to be maintained throughout the length of the offender's sentence, and in cold cases the DNA must be preserved throughout the period of the statute of limitations for the crime.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 5, 2015
Received in the Senate on February 20, 2015
Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on February 20, 2015
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 31, 2015
Provides that in cases where a person has been charged and convicted, DNA work product
must be maintained throughout the length of the offender's sentence until final discharge. If
the offense for which the offender is sentencing is a sex offense, the DNA work product must
be maintained for 99 years or until the death of the defendant.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 1, 2015
Requires the preservation of deoxyribonucleic acid products secured in
connection with a felony offense to be preserved either throughout the length
of the sentence if a person has been convicted for the offense, or throughout
the period of the statute of limitations for the crime in cases where no person
has been convicted.
Received in the House on April 20, 2015
House concurred in Senate amendment.
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 11, 2015
Requires the preservation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) products secured
in connection with a felony violent or sex offense to be preserved:throughout the length of the defendant's sentence when the defendant
has been convicted in connection with the case; for 99 years or until the death of the defendant when the defendant has
been convicted and sentenced to a determinate plus sentence in
connection with the case.