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Senate approves DNA database fee increase after floor clarification
Summary
Senate passed House Bill 212 to expand the DNA database and raise the collection fee. Debate focused on whether the new fees would be placed in restricted funds and the scale of the fee increase; senators clarified the funds are restricted and the bill passed unanimously on the floor.
House Bill 212, which amends the DNA database statute and increases the DNA-collection fee, passed the Senate on Feb. 9 after floor discussion about funding and fee levels.
Senator Knudson summarized the bill as aiming to expand the value of the DNA database and increase the collection fee from $75 to $100. During debate a point of order and a procedural…
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