Introduced in the Senate on June 17, 2008, to revise the law that generally requires state law enforcement agencies to destroy DNA samples taken from individuals who are arrested but not convicted (with some exceptions). The bill would establish that evidence based on a DNA sample that is used in a trial or investigation is not inadmissible even if the DNA sample was erroneously obtained or retained
The vote was 36 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 674 at Senate Journal 87)
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