The bill amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to extend the time frame for filing applications for post-conviction DNA testing and the preservation of biological material. Specifically, it changes the deadline for filing such applications from August 31, 2024, to August 31, 2030. Additionally, it mandates that all evidence containing biological material must be preserved until the new deadline of August 31, 2030, for cases that concluded with a guilty verdict or plea as of August 15, 2001.

Furthermore, the bill establishes the DNA Testing Post-Conviction Relief for Indigents Fund, which will be administered by the office of the state public defender instead of the Louisiana Public Defender Board. This fund will consist of money appropriated by the legislature and will be used exclusively for DNA testing for indigent petitioners as authorized by the court. The bill ensures that no public money other than that from this fund will be used for the DNA testing authorized under its provisions.