SB600 HFAT Shott 3-6

Kauffman 3133

Delegate Shott moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Senate Bill No. 600 -- A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §15A-1-8, relating generally to preservation of biological evidence obtained through criminal investigations and criminal trials; directing the Secretary of Military Affairs and Public Safety to investigate methods of storage and preservation of biological materials obtained by law enforcement in criminal investigations and criminal prosecutions; directing the Secretary of Military Affairs and Public Safety to submit to the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Delegates a proposed plan, along with proposed legislation, creating a program for the centralized storage and preservation of biological evidence obtained in criminal investigations and criminal trials throughout the state; requiring that such plan and proposed legislation be submitted on or before January 1, 2020; and defining terms.

Adopted

Rejected