2014 Senate Bill 1050

Extend deadline on prisoner DNA evidence appeals

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 11, 2014

Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D-9)

To extend until 2018 a Jan. 1, 2016 sunset of the law that allows a prisoner to appeal his or her conviction on the basis evidence generated by new DNA testing. This would be the second time the deadline has been extended for two years.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary