Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2789
DNA Match Notification, Tracking, and Accountability Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE DNA MATCH NOTIFICATION, TRACKING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; TO STATE THE PURPOSE OF THE ACT TO ENSURE THAT ALL REPORTABLE DNA DATABASE MATCHES GENERATED BY ACCREDITED FORENSIC LABORATORIES ARE PROMPTLY COMMUNICATED TO THE APPROPRIATE ENTITIES AND RECEIVE DOCUMENTED, TIMELY FOLLOW-UP; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE AUTOMATED DNA MATCH TRACKING SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRACKING SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE UPON CONFIRMATION OF A DNA DATABASE MATCH; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL INFORMATION STORED OR TRANSMITTED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW; 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 19 to February 3, 2026, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate