SB 3073: FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; RETENTION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-04-08
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-04-09: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1978-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Specifies the types of cases in which evidence must be retained post-conviction and the process by which evidence may be disposed of earlier than the standard period of retention, which includes a procedure for defendants to oppose the disposal of biological evidence by filing an objection with the court. Authorizes the court, upon motion of a defendant or prosecutor or on the court's own motion, to order the retention of biological evidence in any felony case for a certain period under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
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