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Committee advances bill allowing DNA sampling when immigration detainers placed on arrestees
Summary
Senators voted 5–3 to advance Senate Bill 116, a civil measure requiring DNA swabs from people arrested for misdemeanor or felony offenses if an immigration detainer has been placed, with discussion focused on costs, lab capacity and timing of detainers.
Senator Tim Bearden sponsored Senate Bill 116 (LC 394563), which the Public Safety Committee advanced on Oct. 12 by a 5–3 vote. Bearden said the bill would require that, when an immigration detainer is placed on an arrestee (misdemeanor or felony), a DNA sample be taken; he said the change is a four-word amendment on line 29 of the bill text.
Bearden and others argued DNA…
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