OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House has approved a bill allowing Oklahoma district attorneys to collect DNA samples for the state's offender database from defendants who aren't sentenced to prison.
The House voted 93-3 for the measure Monday and sent it to the Senate for consideration.
Defendants convicted of certain crimes are required to provide samples to the state DNA database. Most samples are taken by prison officials, leaving those convicted but sentenced to probation often omitted.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation estimates the bill by Republican Rep. Lee Denney of Cushing could increase the number of DNA samples submitted to the OSBI by up to 10,000 per year.
House budget analysts estimate the bill could increase OSBI's costs from about $110,500 to $221,000 a year.