HB 821 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Arrest for a violent felony; saliva or tissue sample required for DNA analysis.

Summary

Saliva or tissue sample required for DNA analysisafter arrest for a violent felony. Clarifies that the Departmentof Forensic Science may retain a DNA sample from a person who wasarrested for a violent felony if such person was convicted of a misdemeanoroffense that would otherwise require the sample to remain in theDNA data bank.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Mar 3, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 17, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 3, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 87 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 17, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 27, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 26, 2020

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 7, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102827D

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors