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Relating to criminal investigation, including the extension of DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor, and making appropriations to support the investigation of cold cases
Proposed by the Attorney General · all agency proposals
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2026
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 10, 202664–30
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People arrested for a felony or an aggravated misdemeanor would now be required to provide a DNA sample. The law also allows people to ask to have their DNA records removed if their charges are dismissed or they are found not guilty. Additionally, the state would provide $600,000 every year starting in 2026 to help the department of justice investigate and prosecute cold cases.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to criminal investigations. The bill extends DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor, and provides a standing appropriation to support the investigation of cold cases. DIVISION I. Current law requires a person who receives a deferred judgment for a felony or against whom a judgment or conviction for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor has been entered to submit a DNA sample for DNA profiling.4. _____ possession of the DNA database or DNA data bank, and has not been expunged. The bill adds that a person may request expungement of the person’s DNA record from the DNA database and DNA data bank if the person’s arrest that led to the inclusion of the DNA sample in the DNA database or DNA data bank has resulted in an aggravated misdemeanor or felony charge that has been resolved by dismissal or acquittal, or the failure to file an aggravated misdemeanor or felony charge within one year of arrest. DIVISION II. The bill provides a $600,000 standing appropriation from the general fund of the state to the department of justice each fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, for investigation and prosecution of cold cases.
Changed since by amendment H-8183; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 28, 2026. Meeting: Wednesday, February 4 · 4:00 PM · Room 217 Conference Room.
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Fiscal note
AI summary This bill requires people arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor to submit DNA samples for profiling and establishes rules for expunging those records. The total fiscal impact to the Division of Criminal Investigation Criminalistics Laboratory is approximately $1.4 million in fiscal year 2027, with an annual ongoing cost of $473,000. These costs include new staff positions, equipment, laboratory space, and supplies.3
From the note: 4 million with an annual ongoing cost of $473,000. Details are shown in Figure 1 below.
- Criminal Investigations, DNA Submission Requirements and Cold Cases · March 4, 2026 · $473,000
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