Senate approves drivers-license flag to alert officers of DNA matches after amendment The Senate passed SB151 to allow a drivers-license flag indicating a DNA hit in the state's kit-tracking system and adopted an amendment to notify the Office of Motor Vehicles and withhold replacements until a second sample is provided; sponsor cited roughly 900 recent match hits. Final passage was 35 yeas, 0 nays.

Louisiana's Senate unanimously passed a groundbreaking bill to flag driver's licenses for DNA matches in sexual assault cases, aiming to enhance public safety with over 900 recent hits reported.

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