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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1493 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1554
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael O. Moore
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to lawfully owed DNA.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael O. MooreSecond WorcesterSusannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/25/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/26/2023Anne M. GobiWorcester and Hampshire2/22/2023 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1493 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1554
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1554) of Michael O. Moore,
Susannah M. Whipps, Jack Patrick Lewis and Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to lawfully
owed DNA. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to lawfully owed DNA.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 The crime laboratory within the department of state police shall conduct an audit of
2offender DNA profiles included on the state DNA databank system in order to identify the
3number of DNA profiles missing from the databank which should have been collected pursuant
4to section 3 of chapter 22E of the General Laws. The crime laboratory shall support this effort as
5necessary to comply with reporting deadlines.
6 The audit shall initiate with offender DNA samples required to be collected under section
73 of chapter 22E and shall include those offenders who would have been covered under
8retroactive provisions of the law that require DNA samples from persons, regardless of
9conviction date, as provided by the statute.
10 A preliminary report, including the overall number of estimated missing DNA samples
11shall be filed with the legislature no later than December 15, 2023 or within 90 days of the
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13 A final report shall include additional details, including but not limited to, types of
14offenses for which DNA samples are owed and an overview of where collection failures
15occurred. The final report shall be submitted no later than December 15, 2023. Thereafter, an
16annual audit shall be completed and reported to the clerks of the senate and house of
17representatives no later than December 15 of each year.