Committee advances bill allowing DNA collection when ICE detainers lapse
The Senate Rules Standing Committee advanced SB 116, a substitute that allows local law enforcement to collect DNA from arrested noncitizen individuals if an ICE detainer is not executed within 48 hours; the committee approved the measure with one member recorded as opposed.
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Senator Bearden, sponsor of Senate Bill 116, told the Rules Standing Committee that the committee substitute (LC 630075, S77) clarifies when local authorities may collect DNA from noncitizen arrestees.
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