Assembly Actions -
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Feb 01, 2017 |
signed chap.6 |
Jan 24, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jan 18, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jan 10, 2017 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.4 substituted for a375 |
Jan 09, 2017 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.13 |
Jan 05, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S980
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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2017-S980 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S980 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S980 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law and a chapter of the laws of 2016 amending the executive law, relating to the processing and maintenance of sexual offense evidence kits, as proposed in legislative bills numbers A.10067-A and S.8117, in relation to making technical amendments PURPOSE : This is a chapter amendment that would make technical amendments to certain provisions of L. 2016, c. 500, in order to clarify the entities to which the law applies, specify that Combined DNA Index System ("CODIS") profiles shall be developed from eligible evidence, and include an inventory requirement and a requirement of quarterly reporting to the leaders of the Senate end Assembly. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The chapter amendment would state explicitly that certain obligations placed on law enforcement entities apply to police and prosecutorial agencies. In amendments to paragraphs (b) and (e) of subdivision one of Executive Law 838-a, the bill would require that a DNA profile be developed when the biological evidence obtained is eligible for
2017-S980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 980 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 5, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law and a chapter of the laws of 2016 amending the executive law, relating to the processing and maintenance of sexual offense evidence kits, as proposed in legislative bills numbers A.10067-A and S.8117, in relation to making technical amend- ments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 838-a of the executive law, as added by a chap- ter of the laws of 2016, amending the executive law relating to process- ing and maintenance of sexual offense evidence kits, as proposed in legislative bills numbers A.10067-A and S.8117, is amended to read as follows: § 838-a. Maintenance of sexual offense evidence kits. 1. The following requirements shall apply to all sexual offense evidence kits surrendered to or collected by, at the request of, or with cooperation of [an agency engaged in a law enforcement function in the state] A POLICE AGENCY OR PROSECUTORIAL AGENCY: (a) Each such POLICE agency [engaged in a law enforcement function in the state] AND PROSECUTORIAL AGENCY shall submit any sexual offense evidence kits in its custody or control to an appropriate forensic labo- ratory within ten days of receipt. (b) Each forensic laboratory receiving sexual offense evidence kits after the effective date of this section shall ASSESS CASE SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM (CODIS) ELIGIBILITY AND, IF ELIGIBLE, ANALYZE THE KITS AND ATTEMPT TO develop [Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)] CODIS eligible profiles of any potential perpetrators from the evidence [tested and, within ninety days after receipt of such kit,] SUBMITTED. THE FORENSIC LAB SHALL report the results to the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07066-01-7
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