Bill Text: FL S0920 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: DNA Database
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-24 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1021 (Ch. 2019-91), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) [S0920 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S0920-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2019 CS for SB 920 By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Pizzo 591-03155-19 2019920c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the DNA database; amending s. 3 943.325, F.S.; revising legislative findings relating 4 to the use of the DNA database; providing an effective 5 date. 6 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 10 943.325, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 943.325 DNA database.— 12 (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.— 13 (b) The Legislature also finds that upon establishment of 14 the Florida DNA database, a match between casework evidence DNA 15 samples from a criminal investigation and DNA samples from a 16 state or federal DNA database of certain offenders may be used 17 to find probable cause for the issuance of a warrant for arrest, 18 or to obtain the DNA sample from an offender. 19 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.