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SB 120 IN
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DNA samples at time of arrest.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Apr 10, 2025) Public Law 44

Summary

Requires a sheriff to take a DNA sample of a person taken into custody for a felony. Provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor if a person refuses to provide a DNA sample to a sheriff.

Sponsors (4)

Action history (21)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
  2. Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Crider · upper
  3. Jan 14, 2025 Senator Bohacek added as second author · upper
  4. Feb 4, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  5. Feb 4, 2025 Senator Clark added as third author · upper
  6. Feb 6, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  7. Feb 10, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 84: yeas 40, nays 9 · upper
  8. Feb 10, 2025 House sponsor: Representative McNamara · upper
  9. Feb 11, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
  10. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
  11. Mar 13, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  12. Mar 17, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  13. Mar 21, 2025 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
  14. Mar 20, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 281: yeas 80, nays 10 · lower
  15. Mar 24, 2025 Motion to concur filed · upper
  16. Mar 26, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  17. Mar 25, 2025 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 296: yeas 39, nays 8 · upper
  18. Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  19. Apr 3, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  20. Apr 10, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  21. Apr 10, 2025 Public Law 44 · upper
Subjects
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New OffensesCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; DNA and FingerprintingCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; GenerallyLAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally

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