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Utah House adopts limits on law enforcement use of investigative genetic genealogy
Summary
Third-substitute S.B. 156, which restricts law enforcement use of investigative genetic genealogy to violent crimes, requires opt-in consent for consumer databases and bars arrests based solely on IGG leads, passed the House 46–22 after floor debate emphasizing privacy guardrails and investigative value.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on March 1 passed third-substitute S.B. 156, a bill that places guardrails around law enforcement use of investigative genetic genealogy (IGG).
Representative Steve Eliason, sponsor of the House measure, said the bill balances public safety and privacy by limiting IGG use to violent crimes, allowing searches only of consumer databases where users have opted in to law-enforcement matching, and requiring consultation with a prosecutor and state crime lab. "This bill…
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