Forensic Testing

State (Texas)
Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the DNA database at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. [SB-1359]
Relating to the DNA database at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Harris Read First Time on 03/22/2011

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis. [SB-122]
Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Juan Hinojosa Effective On 9/1/11 on 06/17/2011

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session

Expressing support for the current FBI effort to reevaluate existing policies, standards, and protocols for forensic DNA testing laboratories and expressing support for any new policies, standards, and protocols that would hold public and private labs to the same standards, audits, and review process, urging Congress to pass any necessary federal legislation that ensures continued quality in forensic science while holding public and private lab DNA analysis to the same standards, and encouraging Texas law enforcement agencies to use forensic science review methods that will eliminate DNA testing backlogs. [HCR-42]
Expressing support for the current FBI effort to reevaluate existing policies, standards, and protocols for forensic DNA testing laboratories and expressing support for any new policies, standards, and protocols that would hold public and private labs to the same standards, audits, and review process, urging Congress to pass any necessary federal legislation that ensures continued quality in forensic science while holding public and private lab DNA analysis to the same standards, and encouraging Texas law enforcement agencies to use forensic science (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvonne Davis Signed By The Governor on 06/17/2011

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to creating the division of forensic services; abolishing the Texas Forensic Science Commission and transferring certain duties of the commission and the Department of Public Safety to the division of forensic services. [HB-3748]
Relating to creating the division of forensic services; abolishing the Texas Forensic Science Commission and transferring certain duties of the commission and the Department of Public Safety to the division of forensic services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Phillips Read First Time on 03/23/2011

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to private DNA laboratories performing forensic analyses on samples or specimens related to the investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offenses. [HB-3383]
Relating to private DNA laboratories performing forensic analyses on samples or specimens related to the investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry Madden Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/03/2011

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the creation of DNA records for the state and federal DNA database systems. [HB-3228]
Relating to the creation of DNA records for the state and federal DNA database systems.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ana Hernandez Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 04/14/2011

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the collection, analysis, and preservation of sexual assault or DNA evidence. [HB-3147]
Relating to the collection, analysis, and preservation of sexual assault or DNA evidence.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth McClendon Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 04/21/2011

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 82nd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain pretrial and post-trial procedures and testing in a criminal case. [HB-1573]
Relating to certain pretrial and post-trial procedures and testing in a criminal case.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Carona Effective On 9/1/11 on 06/17/2011

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation and certification of medical examiners and the conduct of autopsy and inquest investigations by justices of the peace and medical examiners; providing penalties. [SB-312]
Relating to the regulation and certification of medical examiners and the conduct of autopsy and inquest investigations by justices of the peace and medical examiners; providing penalties.

Sponsored by: Sen. Earl Wentworth Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/22/2009

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim who has not reported the assault to a law enforcement agency. [SB-2239]
Relating to the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim who has not reported the assault to a law enforcement agency.

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/27/2009

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the punishment for tampering with certain governmental records concerning forensic analyses. [SB-1413]
Relating to the punishment for tampering with certain governmental records concerning forensic analyses.

Sponsored by: Sen. Tommy Williams Read First Time on 03/17/2009

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the analysis of physical evidence in a criminal case, to the accreditation of crime laboratories in this state, and to audits of and standards for the analyses performed by those laboratories. [HB-3874]
Relating to the analysis of physical evidence in a criminal case, to the accreditation of crime laboratories in this state, and to audits of and standards for the analyses performed by those laboratories.

Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Phillips Read First Time on 03/23/2009

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim who has not reported the assault to a law enforcement agency. [HB-2626]
Relating to the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim who has not reported the assault to a law enforcement agency.

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Effective Immediately on 06/19/2009

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the forfeiture of an inmate's good conduct time as a result of filing certain motions for forensic DNA testing. [HB-2371]
Relating to the forfeiture of an inmate's good conduct time as a result of filing certain motions for forensic DNA testing.

Sponsored by: Rep. Paula Pierson Placed On General State Calendar on 05/08/2009

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at Sam Houston State University. [HB-1915]
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at Sam Houston State University.

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Read First Time on 03/05/2009

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the punishment for tampering with certain governmental records concerning forensic analyses. [HB-1813]
Relating to the punishment for tampering with certain governmental records concerning forensic analyses.

Sponsored by: Rep. Hubert Vo Effective On 9/1/09 on 05/20/2009

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Forensics. [SB-655]
Provides funding, as a grant-in-aid to the counties, for forensic testing for the Hawaii police department, Maui police department, and Kauai police department.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lorraine Inouye Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a motion for forensic DNA testing of certain evidence previously subjected to faulty testing. [HB-3872]
Relating to a motion for forensic DNA testing of certain evidence previously subjected to faulty testing.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez Effective Immediately on 06/15/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the care and transportation provided to a sexual assault survivor by a health care facility. [HB-3152]
Relating to the care and transportation provided to a sexual assault survivor by a health care facility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/15/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to establishing a statewide electronic tracking system for evidence of a sex offense. [HB-1383]
Relating to establishing a statewide electronic tracking system for evidence of a sex offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Carol Alvarado Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/14/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0