2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
S1528: Permitting familial searching and partial DNA matches in investigating certain unsolved crimes
Legislative Summary
For legislation to permit familial searching and partial DNA matches in investigating certain unsolved crimes. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Bill History
2/16/2023
Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Senate
2/16/2023
House concurred
House of Representatives
12/4/2023
Hearing scheduled for 12/11/2023 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in A-1
Joint Conference
3/25/2024
Reporting date extended to Monday April 8, 2024, pending concurrence
Senate
4/4/2024
House concurred
House of Representatives
4/16/2024
Reporting date extended to Wednesday May 8, 2024, pending concurrence
Senate
4/25/2024
House concurred
House of Representatives
5/20/2024
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/16/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Ways and Means(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 9
Republican: 8
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor
Anne Gobi
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Todd Smola
Republican
Brian Ashe
Democrat
John Velis
Democrat
Alyson Sullivan-Almeida
Republican
Steven Xiarhos
Republican
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
Danielle Gregoire
Democrat
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Brian Murray
Democrat
Bradley Jones
Republican
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Patrick O'Connor
Republican
Ryan Fattman
Republican
Walter Timilty
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican