03/16/1994 09:10 AM Senate FIN

                                                                               
  SB 321 - FINGERPRINTING AND CRIME RECORDS                                    
                                                                               
       An  Act  relating to  the taking  of  a legible  set of                 
       fingerprints  when a  person is arrested,  upon initial                 
       appearance or arraignment,  upon the conviction of  the                 
       person,  and  when   the  person   is  received  at   a                 
       correctional  facility, and providing  that the  set of                 
       fingerprints  shall be  provided to  the Department  of                 
       Public Safety;  relating to criminal  and crime records                 
       and information; requiring the reporting of information                 
       concerning  homicides and  suspected  homicides to  the                 
       Department of Public Safety for analysis; requiring the                 
       Department  of Public  Safety  to  participate  in  the                 
       Federal   Bureau   of  Investigation,   Violent  Crimes                 
       Apprehension Program.                                                   
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce  directed  that SB  321  be brought  on  for                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  discussion and referenced a draft committee substitute (work                 
  draft 8-LS1649\R, Luckhaupt, 3/15/94).                                       
                                                                               
  KELLY GOODE, aide  to Senate President Halford,  came before                 
  committee.  She explained  that the proposed bill imposes  a                 
  statutory  requirement  that   fingerprints  be  taken  upon                 
  arrest.    It  further  requires law  enforcement  agencies,                 
  statewide,  to participate  in  the  FBI  violent  criminals                 
  apprehension program.  That program involves a national data                 
  base established for the purpose  of locating serial killers                 
  nationwide.                                                                  
                                                                               
  Ms. Goode  next spoke  to  four changes  between the  Senate                 
  Judiciary version and the draft "R" version:                                 
                                                                               
       1.   Changes fingerprinting  language to  Dept. of  Law                 
  language                                                                     
            taken from SB 276.                                                 
                                                                               
       2.   Adopts  the transitional  period  contained in  SB
.                                                                         
            The first  year felonies  would be  fingerprinted,                 
            and  the   second  year  misdemeanants   would  be                 
            fingerprinted.                                                     
                                                                               
       3.   Removes language including violent  sexual assault                 
  in                                                                           
            homicides in the VICAP program.                                    
                                                                               
       4.   Provides that local law enforcement agencies be                    
            given forms by the Dept. of Public Safety on which                 
            to  submit  discovery  homicide   information  for                 
            matching with federal criteria.                                    
                                                                               
  A  further  technical  change  was  made changing  the  word                 
  "crimes" to "criminals."                                                     
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce  voiced her understanding that  fiscal notes                 
  for the "R" version would remain  zero.  Ms. Goode concurred                 
  and advised  that the  Dept.  of Corrections  would also  be                 
  submitting a zero note.                                                      
                                                                               
  Senator Kerttula MOVED for  adoption of CSSB 321  (Fin), "R"                 
  version.   No objection having  been raised, CSSB  321 (Fin)                 
  was ADOPTED.                                                                 
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce called for additional testimony on the bill.                 
  None was forthcoming.  Senator Kerttula MOVED  that CSSB 321                 
  (Fin) pass from  committee with individual  recommendations.                 
  No objection having been raised, CSSB 321 (Fin) was REPORTED                 
  OUT of committee with  two zero fiscal notes from  the Dept.                 
  of Public Safety (one  for the State Troopers and  the other                 
  for criminal records).  A zero fiscal note from the Dept. of                 
  Corrections was subsequently  attached to the bill  on March                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  18, 1994.   Co-chairs Pearce and  Frank and Senators  Kelly,                 
  Kerttula, and Sharp  signed the committee report  with a "do                 
  pass"   recommendation.      Senator   Rieger   signed   "no                 
  recommendation."