CHICAGO (WLS) -- Action is being taken to reduce delays in testing DNA evidence that's sitting unchecked.
A bipartisan state bill to implement "Rapid DNA" had already passed in the House, and on Tuesday, it passed unanimously in the Senate.
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The bill requires the Illinois State Police Crime lab to submit a report by the end of September on how to bring new rapid DNA testing to the state crime lab.
"Rapid DNA" can drastically reduce the turnaround time in certain tests.
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This is however something the ISP already said it was implementing and it recently shared its plan with Jason Knowles and the I-Team.
Last year, the I-Team exposed major crime lab backlogs, including more than 750 Chicago murder cases, stalled, awaiting analysis.