Connecticut House Bill 5474 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on February 26 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-21 - Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
Pending: Joint Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

To require DNA to be taken from a person after arraignment and a finding of probable cause for an expanded list of crimes, to provide that the Judicial Branch take the sample, unless such person is in Department of Correction custody, in which case the Department of Correction shall take such sample, to expand the circumstances under which a DNA profile must be expunged and related samples destroyed to include the case where an absolute pardon is granted, to provide that any expungement of records or destruction of samples occur immediately upon receipt of a relevant court order and to create a process that permits a person to request confirmation of the expungement or destruction.

An Act Concerning Dna Testing For Persons Arraigned For A Serious Felony.

House Judiciary Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-21	House	Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
2016-04-14	House	File Number 606
2016-04-14	House	House Calendar Number 374
2016-04-14	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2016-04-14	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2016-04-08	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/16 5:00 PM
2016-03-29	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2016-03-28	House	Joint Favorable
2016-03-18	House	Public Hearing 03/23
2016-02-26	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05474&which_year=2016
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/TOB/h/2016HB-05474-R00-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/TOB/h/2016HB-05474-R01-HB.htm