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Senate advances DNA database bill to third reading, citing investigative benefits
Utah State Senate · February 16, 1994
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Summary
SB 160 would create a DNA database of convicted individuals for future comparison in investigations; the Senate passed the bill to the third-reading calendar after sponsors noted 22 states had similar systems and prosecutors supported the proposal.
Senator Lyle Hilliard presented SB 160 as a law-enforcement investigative tool that would authorize collecting a DNA sample once a person is convicted of listed offenses and establishing a DNA profile for future comparisons. "About 22 states now have this," Hilliard said, urging funding and noting the bill carried…
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