WV HB4627 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
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.

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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]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-25HouseHouse rejected (Roll No. 38)
2024-01-25HouseMotion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 37)
2024-01-25HouseMotion to postpone 3 days rejected
2024-01-25HouseMotion to postpone indefinitely rejected (Roll No. 36)
2024-01-25HouseRead 3rd time
2024-01-25HouseOn 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2024-01-24HouseRead 2nd time
2024-01-24HouseOn 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2024-01-23HousePostponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 1/24/2024
2024-01-23HouseOn 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2024-01-22HouseRead 1st time
2024-01-22HouseOn 1st reading, Special Calendar
2024-01-19HousePostponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 1/22/2024
2024-01-19HouseOn 1st reading, Special Calendar
2024-01-18HouseBy substitute, do pass
2024-01-11HouseTo House Judiciary
2024-01-11HouseIntroduced in House
2024-01-11HouseTo Judiciary
2024-01-11HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

SB556 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Referred to Finance

Subjects


Code Citations

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West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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