Bill > HF2624

Introduced Session

This bill relates to criminal investigations. The bill extends DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor. 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 possession of the DNA database or DNA data bank, and has not been expunged. The bill provides that a person whose DNA record has been included in the DNA database or DNA data bank shall have the person’s DNA record automatically expunged within 30 days if: the person’s conviction, adjudication, or civil commitment is reversed on appeal and the case is dismissed; or the person’s arrest resulted in an aggravated misdemeanor or felony charge that has been resolved by dismissal or acquittal, or the case was not filed within a year.

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Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 348. (on 02/19/2026)

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