05/04/2001 09:00 AM House FIN

SENATE BILL NO. 99                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the DNA identification registration                                                                    
     system."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
JULI  LUCKY, STAFF,  SENATOR HALFORD,  testified in  support.                                                                   
She explained  that the legislation  expands DNA  registry to                                                                   
burglary.  Since  1995  there  has been  a  DNA  database  to                                                                   
collect samples  from persons  convicted of crimes  against a                                                                   
person.   Studies  have   shown  that   there  is  a   strong                                                                   
correlation between  burglary and subsequent  violent crimes.                                                                   
She pointed  out that in the  state of Virginia  greater than                                                                   
60 percent  of the  violent offender  cases matched  DNA from                                                                   
convicted  burglars,  not  violent  offenders.  There  is  no                                                                   
fiscal impact.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Bunde spoke in support.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster MOVED to  report SB 99 out of Committee                                                                   
with the accompanying fiscal note.  There being NO OBJECTION,                                                                   
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB  99  was  REPORTED  out of  Committee  with  a  "do  pass"                                                                   
recommendation  and  with  two  previously  published  fiscal                                                                   
notes (#2 - DPS and #3 - ADM).