Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2891
DNA testing; revise in context of post-conviction relief.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-49-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING OF PRISONERS, CREATE A SHORT TITLE AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE THEREFOR, AND TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 99-49-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR FILING OF A MOTION FOR POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING; TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 99-49-103 AND 99-49-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO IMPOSE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON THE FILING OF SUCH A MOTION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 99-49-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFY THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH SUCH A MOTION MAY BE FILED; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 99-49-109, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT FILING OF SUCH A MOTION IN CERTAIN CASES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 99-49-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION UNDER THE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 99-49-113, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FILING OF A MOTION UNDER THE ACT CONSTITUTES CONSENT FOR OBTAINING A DNA SAMPLE WHICH MAY BE ENTERED INTO DATABASES; CONSTITUTES WAIVER OF ANY STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON ANY ADDITIONAL CRIMES IN WHICH THE MOVANT MAY BE IMPLICATED BY THE ANALYSIS OF HIS DNA; AND TO SPECIFY IN WHAT WAS TEST RESULTS SHALL BE DISSEMINATED; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 99-49-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF COSTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-39-5, 99-39-7, 99-39-9, 99-39-11 AND 99-39-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 18 to February 2, 2010, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate