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LR number: 3291L.02T
Latest Update: Sunday, June, 15th 2008

HCS/SB 733 - This act requires crime laboratories providing reports or testimony to a state court pertaining to a result of the forensic analysis of evidence to be accredited by a laboratory accrediting organization approved by the Department of Public Safety. Crime laboratories shall comply with these requirements on or after December 31, 2012. Under this act, the term "crime laboratory" means a laboratory operated or supported financially by the state or any unit of local government that employs at least one scientist, who examines physical evidence in criminal matters and provides expert or opinion testimony about such evidence in state court.

The department shall promulgate rules identifying approved accrediting bodies and shall establish a procedure for monitoring crime laboratory compliance.

SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE

Latest Actions
  • 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee
  • 05/29/2008 - Signed by Senate President
  • 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker
  • 05/29/2008 - Delivered to Governor
  • 05/16/2008 - S Calendar S Bills with H Amendments--SB 733-Champion and Gibbons, with HCS

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Bill Summary
File name Last Updated
SB733 Bill Summary House Committee Substitute HTML04/11/2008
SB733 Bill Summary Perfected HTML04/03/2008
SB733 Bill Summary Introduced HTML12/08/2007

Bill Text
File name Last Updated
SB733 Bill Text Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed PDF05/24/2008
SB733 Bill Text House Committee Substitute PDF04/14/2008
SB733 Bill Text Perfected PDF04/03/2008
SB733 Bill Text Introduced PDF12/05/2007

Fiscal Notes
File name Last Updated
SB733 Fiscal Notes House Comm Sub (Truly Agreed) PDF05/28/2008
SB733 Fiscal Notes House Comm Sub HTML04/14/2008
SB733 Fiscal Notes House Comm Sub PDF04/14/2008
SB733 Fiscal Notes Perfected HTML04/02/2008
SB733 Fiscal Notes Perfected PDF04/02/2008
SB733 Fiscal Notes Introduced PDF01/22/2008
SB733 Fiscal Notes Introduced HTML01/22/2008