HB1024
State Police, Department of; establishment of cold case searchable database.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of State Police; establishment of cold case searchable database.
Requires the Superintendent of State Police to establish and maintain a searchable electronic database of cold cases, available to the public through the Department of State Police official website. The bill defines "cold case" as an investigation into a homicide, missing person, or unidentified person case that has remained unsolved ... (More) for at least five years after the crime occurred, the person went missing, or the unidentified body was found, whichever occurred last. The bill requires the database to include (i) the category of cold case and, in the case of a homicide or missing person, the name of the victim or missing person, unless prohibited or restricted by law; (ii) the location where the crime was committed, where the person was last seen, or where the body was found, if known; (iii) the date and time the crime occurred, the person was last seen, or the body was found, if known; (iv) the name and contact information of the investigating law-enforcement agency; (v) a brief summary of the crime or case; and (vi) any other information that the investigating law-enforcement agency determines is appropriate. The bill also allows the Department and submitting law-enforcement agencies to withhold such information, in whole or in part, from the database (a) as they deem necessary for investigative purposes, protection of privacy, or any other lawful reason or (b) upon request of the victim's or missing person's next of kin. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100890D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1024)
- 01/23/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/24/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/2020 - House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/03/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2020 - House: Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2020 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/2020 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1024E
- 02/06/2020 - House: Printed as engrossed 20100890D-E
- 02/07/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2020 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/11/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1024E)
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/2020 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 99-N)
- 03/02/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/04/2020 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/2020 - House: Delegates: Roem, Mullin, Davis
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Senators: Petersen, McClellan, Obenshain
- 03/07/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/18/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1024ER)
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1024ER)
- 03/20/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1127 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1127)
