WV HB4627 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - House rejected (Roll No. 38)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - House rejected (Roll No. 38)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is modify the way that DNA that is maintained for law-enforcement purposes in West Virginia. The bill provides updates for the policy of maintaining DNA. The bill requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors. The bill updates definitions. The bill adds language to further define and include qualified arrestees in the state DNA database. The bill requires testing of qualified arrestees on intake. The bill provides for testing methods. The bill authorizes emergency and requiring legislative rules. The bill specifies expungement for qualified arrestees in certain circumstances. Finally, the bill provides for failure to expunge or reasonable delay in expungement will not invalidate an identification, warrant, probable cause to arrest or arrest based upon a database match.
Title
Relating to DNA data maintained for law enforcement purposes
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-01-25 - House - House rejected (Roll No. 38) (Y: 30 N: 66 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2024-01-25 - House - Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 37) (Y: 63 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - Motion to postpone indefinitely rejected (Roll No. 36) (Y: 48 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2024-01-25 - House - Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 37) (Y: 63 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - Motion to postpone indefinitely rejected (Roll No. 36) (Y: 48 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-25 | House | House rejected (Roll No. 38) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 37) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Motion to postpone 3 days rejected |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Motion to postpone indefinitely rejected (Roll No. 36) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2024-01-25 | House | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2024-01-24 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 1/24/2024 |
| 2024-01-23 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Read 1st time |
| 2024-01-22 | House | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 1/22/2024 |
| 2024-01-19 | House | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-01-18 | House | By substitute, do pass |
| 2024-01-11 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2024-01-11 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-11 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2024-01-11 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB556 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Referred to Finance
Subjects
Code Citations
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| 15 | 2B | 11 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
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| 15 | 2B | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 15 | 2B | 6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 15 | 2B | 9 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
