2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB120: Establishing and administering DNA identification system

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to designate the Forensic Analysis Laboratory of the Marshall University Forensic Science Center as a backup site for the division's DNA databank and database to function in the event of a natural disaster or statewide declared emergency which renders the division unable to function. The bill also requires the Chief Medical Examiner to collect samples for inclusion into the DNA Databank from crimes scene or from unidentified human remains which shall reside in the DNA databank.

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Bill History

2/12/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/12/2025
To Judiciary then Finance
Senate
2/12/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/12/2025
To Judiciary
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Tom Takubo
Tom Takubo
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197018.0 KB