Victims of sexual assault; rights of victims, physical evidence recovery kits.
Summary
Requires that victims of sexual assault be advised by the investigating law-enforcement agency of their rights regarding physical evidence recovery kits. The bill requires the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services of the Virginia Department of General Services and law-enforcement agencies to store a physical evidence recovery kit for an additional 10 years following a written objection to its destruction from the victim. The bill requires the law-enforcement agency to notify the victim at least 60 days prior to the intended date of destruction of the kit and provides that no victim of sexual assault shall be charged for the cost of collecting or storing a kit.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Signed Mar 16, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 535 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2127H1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104909D-H1
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102410D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
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