Kentucky House Bill 178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-22 - posted in committee
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Amend KRS 17.169 to include local law enforcement as persons authorized to collect DNA samples; amend KRS 17.170 to provide for the collection of DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance from all persons charged with a felony offense; amend KRS 17.175 to require the removal and destruction of a DNA sample, DNA record, or any other identifiable information of a person from the DNA database identification system if the person's arrest or conviction that led to the taking of the DNA sample or inclusion of the DNA record resulted in an acquittal, a dismissal, a conviction for only nonfelony offenses, or were dismissed-diverted; amend KRS 64.060 to establish a $5 payment from the State Treasury to the collecting agency for each DNA sample collected; APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT relating to DNA and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. Reginald Meeks [D]

Rep. Robert Benvenuti [R]

Rep. Jody Richards [D]

Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-22	House	posted in committee
2018-01-17	House	to Judiciary (H)
2018-01-11	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB178.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB178/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/HB178/LM.pdf