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House Bill 3295 |
House Author: Driver |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Williams |
House Bill 3295 amends the Government Code to provide that a person in custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may not be held past the person's release date if the person fails or refuses to provide a DNA sample. However, the department is authorized to take administrative action, including loss of good conduct time, against a person who refuses to provide a sample. The bill adds certain persons who are required to provide a DNA sample under court order to the list of individuals whose records may be included in the statewide DNA database. The bill specifies that a disclosure of information in a DNA record is an offense only if the disclosure is made to an unauthorized recipient.