---
type: "Bill"
title: "DNA Database"
description: "DNA Database"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 1021"
citation: "Florida HB 1021 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal procedure and corrections"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2019-91"
primary_sponsors: ["Latvala"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/704539ad-0b78-438a-bee3-2527be36efce"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1021/ByCategory"
source_hash: "08b1baaf08dc2182c168f0a790a7ea6a7b50204327dd59d982ba46bf4829e777"
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-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1021 (2019) — DNA Database

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2019-91.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1021 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1021/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1021 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1021/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1021 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1021/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Latvala — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-21** Filed `filing`
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-22** On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
- **2019-03-26** CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
- **2019-03-28** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2019-03-28** CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2019-03-29** Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2019-03-29** CS referred to Judiciary Committee
- **2019-03-29** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2019-04-05** On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/09/19, 2:00 pm, Sumner Hall
- **2019-04-09** Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
- **2019-04-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-17** CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-23** In Messages
- **2019-04-24** Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules `withdrawal`
- **2019-04-24** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2019-04-24** Substituted for CS/SB 920
- **2019-04-24** Received
- **2019-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-24** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Ordered enrolled
- **2019-06-05** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2019-06-07** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Chapter No. 2019-91, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/704539ad-0b78-438a-bee3-2527be36efce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).