Bill > SB1571

Introduced Session

Directs Department of State Police to adopt rules concerning prioritization of testing untested sexual assault forensic evidence kits. Requires department to test all nonanonymous untested kits in accordance with rules. Directs department to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary concerning untested kits no later than January 15 of each year. Directs law enforcement agencies to adopt written and publicly available policies and procedures no later than January 1, 2017, concerning collection, testing, retention and destruction of sexual assault forensic evidence kits and concerning contact with and provision of information to victims. Specifies certain contents of policies and procedures. Requires medical facility collecting sexual assault forensic evidence kits to notify law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over possible investigation that kit has been collected within seven days after collection. Establishes Task Force on the Testing of Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Kits. Directs task force to examine testing process within state, law enforcement training on sexual assault investigations, victim rights and access to evidence and possible testing of anonymous kits, and to identify grants and other funding sources. Directs task force to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary by December 1, 2018. Sunsets task force on June 30, 2019. Increases biennial appropriation made from General Fund to Department of State Police for purposes of testing sexual assault forensic evidence kits. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Committee Categories

Jeff Barker (D)*,  Knute Buehler (R)*,  Michael Dembrow (D)*,  Richard Devlin (D)*,  Joe Gallegos (D)*,  Sara Gelser Blouin (D)*,  David Gomberg (D)*,  Mark Hass (D)*,  John Huffman (R)*,  Alissa Keny-Guyer (D)*,  Tim Knopp (R)*,  Wayne Krieger (R)*,  Ann Lininger (D)*,  Laurie Monnes Anderson (D)*,  Mike Nearman (R)*,  Alan Olsen (R)*,  Andy Olson (R)*,  Julie Parrish (R)*,  Carla Piluso (D)*,  Floyd Prozanski (D)*,  Dan Rayfield (D)*,  Tobias Read (D)*,  Chuck Riley (D)*,  Arnie Roblan (D)*,  Diane Rosenbaum (D)*,  Chip Shields (D)*,  Sherrie Sprenger (R)*,  Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D)*,  Kathleen Taylor (D)*,  Kim Thatcher (R)*,  Chuck Thomsen (R)*,  Jennifer Williamson (D)*,  Alan Bates (D),  Ginny Burdick (D),  Brian Clem (D),  Peter Courtney (D),  Val Hoyle (D),  Betsy Johnson (I),  Mike McLane (R),  Jessica Vega Pederson (D),  Jim Weidner (R),  Gene Whisnant (R),  Carl Wilson (R), 

Effective date, March 29, 2016. (on 03/30/2016)

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