Senate Bill S1455B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the processing of evidence related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results in the state DNA identification index

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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Bill Amendments

2015-S1455 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9946
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง995, 995-b, 995-d, 995-e, 995-f & 995-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6145, A8150
2017-2018: S6238, A3597
2019-2020: S4963
2021-2022: S4949
2023-2024: S735

2015-S1455 - Summary

Relates to the processing of evidence related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results in the state DNA identification index.

2015-S1455 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1455 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1455

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the state
  sexual offense forensic evidence index and the processing of  evidence
  related to sexual offenses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 9 of section 995 of the  executive  law,
as  added  by  chapter  737  of  the laws of 1994, are amended and a new
subdivision 11 is added to read as follows:
  2. For purposes of forensic DNA analysis, the term "forensic DNA labo-
ratory" shall mean any forensic laboratory operated by the state or unit
of local government, that performs forensic DNA testing on crime scenes,
FORENSIC TESTING ON EVIDENCE OF SEXUAL  OFFENSES  or  materials  derived
from  the human body for use as evidence in a criminal proceeding or for
purposes of identification and the term  "forensic  DNA  testing"  shall
mean  any  test that employs techniques to examine deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA) derived from the human body for the purpose of providing  informa-
tion  to  resolve issues of identification.  Regulation pursuant to this
article shall not include DNA testing  on  materials  derived  from  the
human  body  pursuant to title five of article five of the public health
law for the purpose of determining a person's genetic disease or medical
condition and shall not include a laboratory  operated  by  the  federal
government.
  9.  "DNA  subcommittee"  shall  mean  the subcommittee on forensic DNA
laboratories and forensic DNA AND SEXUAL OFFENSE FORENSIC EVIDENCE test-
ing established pursuant to subdivision thirteen of section nine hundred
ninety-five-b of this article.
  11. "STATE SEXUAL OFFENSE FORENSIC EVIDENCE INDEX"  MEANS  THE  SEXUAL
OFFENSE  FORENSIC EVIDENCE RECORD SYSTEM FOR NEW YORK ESTABLISHED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS ARTICLE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00563-01-5
              

2015-S1455A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9946
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง995, 995-b, 995-d, 995-e, 995-f & 995-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6145, A8150
2017-2018: S6238, A3597
2019-2020: S4963
2021-2022: S4949
2023-2024: S735

2015-S1455A - Summary

Relates to the processing of evidence related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results in the state DNA identification index.

2015-S1455A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1455A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1455--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the state
  sexual  offense forensic evidence index and the processing of evidence
  related to sexual offenses

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 2 and 9 of section 995 of the executive law,
as added by chapter 737 of the laws of  1994,  are  amended  and  a  new
subdivision 11 is added to read as follows:
  2. For purposes of forensic DNA analysis, the term "forensic DNA labo-
ratory" shall mean any forensic laboratory operated by the state or unit
of local government, that performs forensic DNA testing on crime scenes,
FORENSIC  TESTING  ON  EVIDENCE  OF SEXUAL OFFENSES or materials derived
from the human body for use as evidence in a criminal proceeding or  for
purposes  of  identification  and  the term "forensic DNA testing" shall
mean any test that employs techniques to examine  deoxyribonucleic  acid
(DNA)  derived from the human body for the purpose of providing informa-
tion to resolve issues of identification.  Regulation pursuant  to  this
article  shall  not  include  DNA  testing on materials derived from the
human body pursuant to title five of article five of the  public  health
law for the purpose of determining a person's genetic disease or medical
condition  and  shall  not  include a laboratory operated by the federal
government.
  9. "DNA subcommittee" shall mean  the  subcommittee  on  forensic  DNA
laboratories and forensic DNA AND SEXUAL OFFENSE FORENSIC EVIDENCE test-
ing established pursuant to subdivision thirteen of section nine hundred
ninety-five-b of this article.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00563-03-5

              

2015-S1455B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9946
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง995, 995-b, 995-d, 995-e, 995-f & 995-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6145, A8150
2017-2018: S6238, A3597
2019-2020: S4963
2021-2022: S4949
2023-2024: S735

2015-S1455B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the processing of evidence related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results in the state DNA identification index.

2015-S1455B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1455B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1455--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Finance in
  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  processing  of
  evidence  related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results
  in the state DNA identification index

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 2 and 9 of section 995 of the executive law,
as added by chapter 737 of the laws of 1994,  are  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2. For purposes of forensic DNA analysis, the term "forensic DNA labo-
ratory" shall mean any forensic laboratory operated by the state or unit
of local government, that performs forensic DNA testing on crime scenes,
FORENSIC  TESTING  ON  EVIDENCE  OF SEXUAL OFFENSES or materials derived
from the human body for use as evidence in a criminal proceeding or  for
purposes  of  identification  and  the term "forensic DNA testing" shall
mean any test that employs techniques to examine  deoxyribonucleic  acid
(DNA)  derived from the human body for the purpose of providing informa-
tion to resolve issues of identification.  Regulation pursuant  to  this
article  shall  not  include  DNA  testing on materials derived from the
human body pursuant to title five of article five of the  public  health
law for the purpose of determining a person's genetic disease or medical
condition  and  shall  not  include a laboratory operated by the federal
government.
  9. "DNA subcommittee" shall mean  the  subcommittee  on  forensic  DNA
laboratories and forensic DNA AND SEXUAL OFFENSE FORENSIC EVIDENCE test-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00563-07-6
              

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