HOUSE BILL 562 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: McCall et al. |
EFFECTIVE: See below |
SENATE SPONSOR: Duncan |
House Bill 562 amends the Government Code to require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Youth Commission, as appropriate, to obtain a sample or specimen from an inmate or juvenile serving a sentence for capital murder for the purpose of creating a DNA record. The bill requires the collection and maintenance of the record in the Texas DNA forensic database maintained by the Department of Public Safety.
House Bill 562 takes effect on the date the director of the Department of Public Safety certifies to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives that the state has received funds from the federal government or from other sources in a sufficient amount to pay all costs to the state associated with the taking of samples or specimens required by this bill.