| Last Action | 02/17/26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to booking procedures in local jails. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1663 |
| Sponsors | P. Flannery, A. Neighbors |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 17.169 to include local law enforcement as persons authorized to collect DNA samples; define "rapid DNA instruments"; amend KRS 17.170 to provide for the collection of DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance from all persons charged with a felony offense; allow for collection of a second DNA sample by approved local governments to be processed via rapid DNA instruments; amend KRS 17.175 to provide that a person may request expungement of the record of his or her DNA in certain enumerated circumstances; amend KRS 64.060 to establish a $5 payment from the State Treasury to the collecting agency for each DNA sample collected. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Mandate - DNA, sample collection, requirement Crimes And Punishments - DNA, sample collection, requirement Criminal Procedure - DNA, sample collection, requirement Fees - DNA, sample collection, requirement Jails And Jailers - DNA, sample collection during booking, requirement Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - DNA, sample collection, requirement Police, City And County - DNA, sample collection, requirement Police, State - DNA, sample collection, requirement Sheriffs - DNA, sample collection, requirement |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| 01/15/26 |
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| 01/23/26 |
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| 02/17/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except require that DNA samples be taken only by buccal swab; remove provisions allowing sheriffs and arresting peace officers to collect DNA samples at arrest; provide that analysis of DNA samples is authorized only for criminal justice and law enforcement purposes; require automatic expungement of DNA data if a charge or conviction is reversed, dismissed, not prosecuted, or results in conviction for a nonfelony offense or successful completion of a diversion program; allow individuals whose felony convictions are expunged to file a written request for expungement of DNA data with the Department of Kentucky State Police forensic laboratory; remove $5 payment to collecting agencies for collection and transmission of DNA samples. |
| Index Headings |
Crimes And Punishments - DNA, sample collection, requirement Criminal Procedure - DNA, sample collection, expungement of data Criminal Procedure - DNA, sample collection, requirement Fees - DNA, sample collection, requirement, removal Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - DNA, sample collection, requirement, removal Police, City And County - DNA, sample collection, requirement, removal Police, State - DNA, sample collection, requirement, removal Sheriffs - DNA, sample collection, requirement, removal |
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