Bill > SSB3088

Introduced Session

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. The bill provides that a person who is arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor, or who receives a deferred judgment for a felony or against whom a judgment or conviction for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor has been entered, shall be required to submit a DNA sample for DNA profiling pursuant to Code section 81.4. The bill provides that a sample is not required if it is determined that a sample has previously been taken, is in the S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 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.

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Senate Judiciary Committee (16:00:00 2/18/2026 RM 116) (on 02/18/2026)

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