Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: DNA evidence; require preservation in capital cases.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc | |
| 2 | 01/31 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Brown
Additional Authors: Mayo, Whittington
Code Sections: A 099-0017-0020, A 047-0005-0183
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-17-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE DNA TESTING IN DEATH PENALTY CASES BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF EVIDENCE; TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING DNA SAMPLES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-183, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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