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2019 House Bill 1326: Collecting DNA samples
Introduced by Rep. Brad Klippert (Benton) (R) on January 18, 2019
Referred to the House Public Safety Committee on January 18, 2019
Substitute offered in the House on February 14, 2019
Requires persons convicted of Indecent Exposure to provide biological samples for DNA testing and entry into the state Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 18, 2019
Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 1, 2019
Received in the Senate on March 8, 2019
Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on March 8, 2019
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 28, 2019
Amendment offered in the Senate on April 9, 2019
Authorizes a municipal jurisdiction to submit any biological sample to the Washington State Patrol (WSP) for purposes of DNA identification analysis if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The sample was collected from a defendant upon conviction for a municipal offense where the underlying ordinance does not adopt the relevant state statute by reference but the offense is otherwise equivalent to a state offense for which collection of a sample is required; (2) the equivalent offense was an offense for which collection of a biological sample was required at the time of the conviction; and (3) the sample was collected on or after June 12, 2008, and before January 1, 2020. Requires the municipal jurisdiction to include a signed affidavit from the municipal prosecuting authority of the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred specifying the state crime to which the municipal offense is equivalent when submitting a biological sample to the WSP. Specifies that no cause of action may be brought against the state based on an analysis of a sample taken pursuant to a municipal ordinance conviction that is later vacated or otherwise altered in a future proceeding.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 9, 2019
Received in the House on April 19, 2019
Failed by voice vote in the House on April 19, 2019
Received in the Senate on April 28, 2019
Received in the House on April 28, 2019
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 21, 2019