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+type: "Bill"
+title: "DNA; post-conviction testing."
+description: "Post-conviction testing of DNA. Permits private laboratories that are accredited and follow the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to complete post-conviction testing of DNA evidence."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2020"
+identifier: "SB 1071"
+citation: "Virginia SB 1071 (2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Thomas K. Norment, Jr."]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 39
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2020-01-17"
+last_action: "2020-04-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47e50e33-59ea-4eea-b170-d982304bfe72"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB1071"
+source_hash: "eedab1fc922dd9c5379ff19dc9f19cafcba198d4b7e4c21c7d1ed6d3001c38fd"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia SB 1071 (2020) — DNA; post-conviction testing.
+
+Post-conviction testing of DNA. Permits private laboratories that are accredited and follow the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to complete post-conviction testing of DNA evidence.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1282)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1282)
+2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1071ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1071ER)
+3. **Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1071E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1071E)
+4. **Impact statement from DPB (SB1071)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1071)
+5. **Reenrolled bill text (SB1071ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1071ER2)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported from Judiciary with amendment (12-Y 0-N) — **12–0** (pass) · upper
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
+- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) — **39–1** (pass) · upper
+- VOTE: (90-Y 0-N) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
+- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Thomas K. Norment, Jr. — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-17** Presented and ordered printed 20105999D `introduction`
+- **2020-01-17** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-28** Impact statement from DPB (SB1071)
+- **2020-02-10** Reported from Judiciary with amendment (12-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-11** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-02-11** Reading of amendment waived
+- **2020-02-11** Committee amendment agreed to
+- **2020-02-11** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1071E
+- **2020-02-11** Printed as engrossed 20105999D-E
+- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-11** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2020-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (SB1071E)
+- **2020-02-14** Placed on Calendar
+- **2020-02-14** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2020-02-14** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-14** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-17** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-19** Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2020-02-24** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2020-02-24** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-27** Enrolled
+- **2020-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB1071ER)
+- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
+- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
+- **2020-03-10** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
+- **2020-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
+- **2020-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by Senate
+- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
+- **2020-04-22** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-04-22** VOTE: (90-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-04-22** Governor's recommendation adopted
+- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled
+- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled bill text (SB1071ER2)
+- **2020-04-22** Signed by President as reenrolled
+- **2020-04-22** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
+- **2020-04-22** Enacted, Chapter 1282 (effective 7/1/20) `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47e50e33-59ea-4eea-b170-d982304bfe72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
+