- Stage
- Vetoed
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 9
- Latest action
- Sep 30, 2018
What it does
Existing law declares that timely DNA analysis of rape kit evidence is a core public safety issue affecting men, women, and children in the State of California. Existing law encourages law enforcement agencies to either submit sexual assault forensic evidence received on or after January 1, 2016, to a crime lab within 20 days after it is booked into evidence or to ensure that a rapid turnaround DNA program is in place, as specified. Existing law also encourages a crime lab that receives sexual assault forensic evidence on or after January 1, 2016, to either process the evidence, create DNA profiles when able, and upload qualifying DNA profiles into the Combined DNA Index System, as…
Where it stands
This bill failed and is no longer moving.
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Done)
Law (Needs attention)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Connie M. Leyva
- David Chiu
- Gonzalez Fletcher
- Hannah-Beth Jackson
- Joel Anderson
- Nancy Skinner
- Portantino
- Stone
- Tim Grayson
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.