DNA PROFILING H.B. 5914 (H-2): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5914 (Substitute H-2 as reported without amendment) Sponsor: Representative James Ryan
House Committee: Judiciary and Civil Rights Senate Committee: Judiciary
The bill would amend provisions of the Michigan Penal Code that require people convicted of first-, second-, third-, or fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC), assault with intent to commit CSC, or an attempt to commit one of those offenses to provide blood and saliva samples for DNA identification profiling, a genetic marker determination, and a determination of secretor status. The bill would expand the list of applicable offenses to include first- and second-degree murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and attempted kidnapping.
The bill would take effect on January 1, 1997, and is tie-barred to House Bills 5912 and 5913. MCL 750.520m Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter
Department of State Police: The bills would have a minimal fiscal impact on the Department of State Police. Under current law, the Department performs database DNA profiling of adult persons convicted of CSC offenses. Expanding the profiling program to include juveniles convicted of CSC offenses and all persons convicted of murder or kidnapping would increase the number of DNA profiles administered by the Department from 4,000 to approximately 5,100 per year. The Department has determined that these additional profiling requirements could be met with existing resources within its DNA unit. Since the Department is also responsible for the purchase and distribution of DNA collection kits, the bills would result in added supply costs of $4,000.
Local law enforcement agencies, which could be required to collect blood samples for DNA profiling under House Bill 5913 (H-2), could be faced with additional costs, though it is not known how many samples they would be required to draw from convicted persons. The vast majority of blood sample collections are taken by the Department of Corrections.
Family Independence Agency: The bills would have no fiscal impact on the Family Independence Agency.
Date Completed: 12-6-96 Fiscal Analyst: B. Baker
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.