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Forensic evidence collection.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA AB 2957 · Assembly Bill · 2023–2024

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Session ended
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Assembly
Sponsor
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Latest action
Feb 17, 2024

What it does

Existing law, as amended by the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act, Proposition 69, approved by voters at the November 2, 2004, general election, requires a person who has been convicted of a felony offense, among others, to provide buccal swab samples, right thumbprints, and a full palm print impression of each hand, and any blood specimens or other biological samples required for law enforcement identification analysis. Existing law imposes these requirements regardless of when the crime charged or committed became a qualifying offense. Proposition 69 may be amended by a statute that is passed by a majority vote if the amendments are consistent with, and further…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Feb 17, 2024

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

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