Texas House Concurrent Resolution 42 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on June 17 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-06-17 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Expressing support for the current FBI effort to reevaluate existing policies, standards, and protocols for forensic DNA testing laboratories and expressing support for any new policies, standards, and protocols that would hold public and private labs to the same standards, audits, and review process, urging Congress to pass any necessary federal legislation that ensures continued quality in forensic science while holding public and private lab DNA analysis to the same standards, and encouraging Texas law enforcement agencies to use forensic science review methods that will eliminate DNA testing backlogs.

Expressing support for the current FBI effort to reevaluate existing policies, standards, and protocols for forensic DNA testing laboratories and expressing support for any new policies, standards, and protocols that would hold public and private labs to the same standards, audits, and review process, urging Congress to pass any necessary federal legislation that ensures continued quality in forensic science while holding public and private lab DNA analysis to the same standards, and encouraging Texas law enforcement agencies to use forensic science review methods that will eliminate DNA testing backlogs.

Rep. Yvonne Davis [D]

Rep. Jerry Madden [R]

Sen. Tommy Williams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-17		Signed by the Governor
2011-05-26		Sent to the Governor
2011-05-25		Signed in the Senate
2011-05-25		Signed in the House
2011-05-24		Reported enrolled
2011-05-23		Senate passage reported
2011-05-23		Record vote
2011-05-23		Adopted
2011-05-23		Read 2nd time
2011-05-23		Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2011-05-23		Co-sponsor authorized
2011-05-23		Placed on intent calendar
2011-05-20		Committee report printed and distributed
2011-05-20		Reported favorably w/o amendments
2011-05-18		Considered in public hearing
2011-05-18		Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2011-05-12		Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
2011-05-12		Read first time
2011-05-04		Received from the House
2011-05-03		Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2011-05-03		Record vote
2011-05-03		Adopted
2011-05-03		Laid before the House
2011-05-03		Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
2011-04-29		Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
2011-04-28		Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
2011-04-27		Committee report distributed
2011-04-27		Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2011-04-26		Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2011-04-26		Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
2011-04-26		Considered in formal meeting
2011-04-20		Left pending in committee
2011-04-20		Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2011-04-20		Considered in public hearing
2011-04-19		Posting rule suspended
2011-02-18		Referred to Corrections
2011-01-27		Filed

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=HCR42
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/html/HC00042I.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/html/HC00042H.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/html/HC00042S.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/html/HC00042F.htm