Pennsylvania SB 912: An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in DNA data and testing, further providing for policy, for definitions, for State DNA Data Base, for State Police recommendation of additional offenses and annual report, for DNA sample required upon conviction, delinquency adjudication and certain ARD cases, for DNA data base exchange, for expungement and for mandatory cost; and making an editorial change.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1088
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 912
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY FARRY, PENNYCUICK, PICOZZI, STEFANO, VOGEL, FLYNN,
ARGALL AND CULVER, JULY 31, 2025
REFERRED TO LAW AND JUSTICE, JULY 31, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in DNA data and testing, further
providing for policy, for definitions, for State DNA Data
Base, for State Police recommendation of additional offenses
and annual report, for DNA sample required upon conviction,
delinquency adjudication and certain ARD cases, for DNA data
base exchange, for expungement and for mandatory cost; and
making an editorial change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2302(2) and (4) of Title 44 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 2302. Policy.
The General Assembly finds and declares that:
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(2) Several states have enacted laws requiring persons
arrested, charged or convicted of certain crimes, especially
sex offenses, to provide genetic samples for DNA profiling.
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(4) It is in the best interest of the Commonwealth to
establish a DNA data base and a DNA data bank containing DNA
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samples submitted by individuals arrested for, charged with,
convicted of, adjudicated delinquent for or accepted into ARD
for criminal homicide, felony sex offenses and other
specified offenses and containing DNA samples collected as
part of an investigation into missing persons or unidentified
decedents.
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Section 2. The definition of "other specified offense" in
section 2303 of Title 44 is amended and the section is amended
by adding a definition to read:
§ 2303. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Criminal homicide." An offense under any of the following ,
or an attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit any of the
following:
(1) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2501 (relating to criminal homicide).
(2) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502 (relating to murder).
(3) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503 (relating to voluntary
manslaughter).
(4) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2504 (relating to involuntary
manslaughter).
(5) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2505 (relating to causing or aiding
suicide), if the offense is graded as a felony.
(6) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506 (relating to drug delivery
resulting in death).
(7) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2507 (relating to criminal homicide of
law enforcement officer).
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"Other specified offense." Any of the following, or an
attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit any of the
following:
(1) A felony offense, other than criminal homicide or a
felony sex offense.
(2) (Reserved).
(3) (Reserved).
(4) An offense under 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to crimes and
offenses) or 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to vehicles) that is graded
as a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(5) A misdemeanor offense requiring registration under
42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 97 Subch. H (relating to registration of
sexual offenders).
(6) An offense graded as a misdemeanor of the second
degree under any of the following:
18 Pa.C.S. § 2701 (relating to simple assault).
18 Pa.C.S. § 2903 (relating to false imprisonment).
18 Pa.C.S. § 3127 (relating to indecent exposure).
18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 39 (relating to theft and related
offenses).
18 Pa.C.S. § 4105 (relating to bad checks).
18 Pa.C.S. § 4106 (relating to access device fraud).
18 Pa.C.S. § 4952 (relating to intimidation of
witnesses or victims).
18 Pa.C.S. § 4953 (relating to retaliation against
witness, victim or party).
18 Pa.C.S. § 4958 (relating to intimidation,
retaliation or obstruction in child abuse cases).
18 Pa.C.S. § 5121 (relating to escape).
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18 Pa.C.S. § 5126 (relating to flight to avoid
apprehension, trial or punishment).
18 Pa.C.S. § 5131 (relating to recruiting criminal
gang members).
18 Pa.C.S. § 5510 (relating to abuse of corpse).
18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55 Subch. B (relating to cruelty to
animals).
18 Pa.C.S. § 5902 (relating to prostitution and
related offenses).
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Section 3. Sections 2312, 2314(b), 2316 and 2317(a)(1)
introductory paragraph of Title 44 are amended to read:
§ 2312. State DNA Data Base.
A Statewide DNA Data Base is reestablished within the State
Police to store forensic DNA profiles and records developed by
or submitted to the State Police under the former DNA Act, the
former provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 47 (relating to DNA data and
testing) or this chapter, and to contribute forensic DNA
profiles and records to CODIS, the National Missing and
Unidentified Persons System and the national DNA identification
index system. The State DNA Data Base shall have the capability
provided by computer software and procedures administered by the
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