HB 1477: Access to DNA Evidence and Review in Capital Cases
GENERAL BILL by Joseph
Access to DNA Evidence and Review in Capital Cases; Requires de novo review of evidence in certain death penalty cases; provides defendants sentenced to death has right to access DNA evidence without interference from specified offices.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/10/2022 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/11/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/16/2022 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 3/12/2022 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | House |
• Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |