Public Safety - DNA Collection, Records, Analysis, and Reporting
Sponsor: Emily Shetty (District 18)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the collection of a DNA sample without the consent of a certain individual, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting a person from performing a search of the statewide DNA data base or statewide DNA repository for the purpose of identification of an offender in connection with a crime for which the offender may be a biological relative of the individual from whom the DNA sample was acquired; etc.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Holness, Toni | ACLU MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Friedman, Susan | Innocence Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelley, Jesse | R Street Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelley, Jesse | R Street Institute | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Shetty, Delegate Shettylegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Smith, Charlie | FCSAO/MSAA | Oral |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Young, Mike | State FOP | Oral |
| UNF | shellenberger, scott | md state's attys | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Northrup, Drew | OPD Forensics | Oral |
| INFO | Katz, Daniel | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Police, Maryland State | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU MDFAV 1
FCSAO/MSAAUNF 1
Innocence ProjectFAV 1
MD JudiciaryUNF 1
md state's attysUNF 1
OPD ForensicsFWA 1
R Street InstituteFAV 2
State FOPUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SheriffsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…