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2016 SESSION
HB 1160 Physical evidence recovery kits.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Physical evidence recovery kits. Establishes a comprehensive procedure for the collection and analysis of physical evidence recovery kits for victims of sexual assault, including those who elect at the time of the exam not to report a sexual assault to a law-enforcement agency. Kits from victims who elect not to report are known as "anonymous physical evidence recovery kits" and will be stored at the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (the Division) for two years, although the Division, the victim, or the law-enforcement agency may elect for the kits to be retained for a longer period of time. If the victim later elects to report the sexual assault, the victim's kit will be released to law enforcement. Health care providers are required to explain these procedures and time frames to victims. Where the victim elects to report the offense to law enforcement at the time of the exam, law enforcement is required to take possession of the victim's kit forthwith upon notification from the health care provider that the kit has been collected and, with limited exceptions, to submit the kit to the Department of Forensic Science for analysis within 60 days. The bill outlines the exceptions to mandatory submission for analysis, time frames, and storage requirements for retention of analyzed samples; expungement of DNA samples obtained but not connected to a crime; and victims' notification rights. This bill incorporates HB 1158 and is identical to SB 291.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16104138D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105473D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1160ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16104138D
- 01/14/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/08/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105473D-H1
- 02/10/16 House: Incorporates HB1158
- 02/10/16 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/11/16 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 02/11/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/15/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105473D-H1
- 02/15/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1160H1
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/16 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/02/16 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/02/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/02/16 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/04/16 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Reconsideration of Senate amendment agreed to by House
- 03/04/16 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/04/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1160ER)
- 03/07/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/9/2016
- 03/09/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/04/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 698 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/04/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698)