New York S 1337: Relates to the processing of evidence related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results in the state DNA identification index

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S01337 Summary:

BILL NOS01337 

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSRKRUEGER

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Amd §§995, 995-b, 995-d, 995-e, 995-f & 995-c, Exec L

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Relates to the processing of evidence related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results in the state DNA identification index; requires evidence of sexual offenses to be collected and forwarded to any forensic DNA laboratory for testing within the established time frame.

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01/09/2025REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1337

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and
 Technology

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the processing of
 evidence related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results
 in the state DNA identification index

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 9 of section 995 of the executive law,
 2 as added by chapter 737 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. For purposes of forensic DNA analysis, the term "forensic DNA labo-
 5 ratory" shall mean any forensic laboratory operated by the state or unit
 6 of local government, that performs forensic DNA testing on crime scenes,
 7 forensic testing on evidence of sexual offenses or materials derived
 8 from the human body for use as evidence in a criminal proceeding or for
 9 purposes of identification and the term "forensic DNA testing" shall
 10 mean any test that employs techniques to examine deoxyribonucleic acid
 11 (DNA) derived from the human body for the purpose of providing informa-
 12 tion to resolve issues of identification. Regulation pursuant to this
 13 article shall not include DNA testing on materials derived from the
 14 human body pursuant to title five of article five of the public health
 15 law for the purpose of determining a person's genetic disease or medical
 16 condition and shall not include a laboratory operated by the federal
 17 government.
 18 9. "DNA subcommittee" shall mean the subcommittee on forensic DNA
 19 laboratories and forensic DNA and sexual offense forensic evidence test-
 20 ing established pursuant to subdivision thirteen of section nine hundred
 21 ninety-five-b of this article.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03138-01-5

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 1 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 995-b of the executive
 2 law, as added by chapter 737 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 (b) ensure that forensic analyses, including forensic DNA testing and
 5 sexual offense forensic evidence testing, are performed in accordance
 6 with the highest scientific standards practicable;
 7 § 3. Subdivisions 7, 11, 12 and 13 of section 995-b of the executive
 8 law, as added by chapter 737 of the laws of 1994 and paragraph (a) of
 9 subdivision 13 as amended by chapter 560 of the laws of 1999, are
 10 amended to read as follows:
 11 7. The commission and DNA subcommittee may establish, appoint, and set
 12 terms of members to as many advisory councils as it deems necessary to
 13 provide specialized expertise to the commission with respect to new
 14 forensic technologies including DNA testing methodologies and sexual
 15 offense forensic evidence testing methodologies.
 16 11. Upon the recommendation of the DNA subcommittee established pursu-
 17 ant to subdivision thirteen of this section, the commission shall desig-
 18 nate one or more approved methodologies for the performance of forensic
 19 DNA testing and sexual assault forensic evidence, and shall review and
 20 act upon applications by forensic DNA laboratories for approval to
 21 perform forensic DNA testing.
 22 12. Promulgate standards for a determination of a match