It's a fishing expedition for cold case leads? Complete BS. There are states that already require this and the statistics say testing misdemeanors does not solve crime at a higher rate. Additionally, the DNA testing costs about $500 per person according to the Section head of one of the largest DNA labs in CO. So, testing just class one misdemeanors would raise the cost to the state about 4 times what they are charging and they will have to hire more people to do the testing. Great news for people doing school for a criminalistics degree, but its going to cost the state way more than it's worth. The only upside will be more accurate statistics in court as they are based on the size of the database.