MA H3614

Bill

Relative to the tracking and testing of sexual assault kits

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
10/16/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the tracking and testing of sexual assault kits. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a statewide sexual assault kit tracking system within the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security in Massachusetts. The system will allow hospitals, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and crime laboratories to track the location and status of sexual assault kits throughout the criminal justice process, from collection to analysis and storage. Victims will also be able to anonymously track or receive updates on the status of their kits. The Secretary of Public Safety and Security is authorized to contract with state or non-state entities to create, operate, and maintain the system. The bill requires all entities in custody of sexual assault kits to fully participate in the system by June 30, 2019, and mandates semiannual reporting on the system's progress.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Justice

Sponsors (34)

Carmine Gentile (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Kate Campanale (R), Linda Campbell (D), Mike Connolly (D), William Crocker (R), Julian Cyr (D), Michelle DuBois (D), James Dwyer (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Carole Fiola (D), Denise Garlick (D), Colleen Garry (D), Solomon Goldstein-Rose (I), Carlos González (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Brad Jones (R), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Peter Kocot (D), Jack Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), Todd Smola (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Steve Ultrino (D), Aaron Vega (D), Chris Walsh (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4528 (on 05/24/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3614

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3614
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3614.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1165	Protecting victims of sexual assault	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H3465	Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Accompanied a new draft, see H4427	Similar To
H4528	The financing and delivery of health care in the commonwealth.	No further action taken	Replaced by
H776	Relative to the age of consent in certain civil actions for sexual assault and rape of a child	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H777	Relative to the age of consent in certain criminal prosecutions for sexual assault and rape of a child	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H933	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1174	Relative to enhancing sexual assault evidence kit collection	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S1241	Resolve relative to sexual assault counselor task force	New draft substituted, see S2567	Similar To
S706	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	Similar To
S835	Criminalizing sexual assault by fraud by a medical professional	Accompanied H2289	Similar To
S902	Amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

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