Senate Bill 1571

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. <b>Increases biennial appropriation made from General Fund to Department of State Police for purposes of testing sexual assault forensic evidence kits.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In the Senate

• Sara Gelser Blouin

  Sponsor

• Floyd Prozanski, Laurie Monnes Anderson, Richard Devlin, Tim Knopp, Chuck Riley, Arnie Roblan, Diane Rosenbaum, Chip Shields, Elizabeth Steiner, Kim Thatcher, Michael Dembrow, Mark Hass, Betsy Johnson, Alan Olsen, Chuck Thomsen

  Chief co-sponsors

In the House of Representatives

• Andy Olson

  Sponsor

• Ann Lininger, Joe Gallegos, John Huffman, David Gomberg, Knute Buehler, Julie Parrish, Alissa Keny-Guyer, Carla Piluso, Tobias Read, Dan Rayfield, Mike Nearman, Kathleen Taylor, Wayne Krieger, Jeff Barker, Sherrie Sprenger, Jennifer Williamson

  Chief co-sponsors

• Senate, third reading28–0

  Passed · Feb 26 · 2 present

• House of Representatives, third reading58–0

  Passed · Mar 2 · 2 present

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 12

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 24

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In the Senate Jan 27 – Feb 26

1. Jan 27Filed before the session
2. Feb 1Introduced
3. Sent to Judiciary
4. Feb 2Heard in Judiciary
5. Feb 10Heard in Judiciary
6. Feb 12Judiciary recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
7. Sent to Ways and Means
8. Feb 22Sent to Public Safety Subcommittee
9. Heard in Public Safety Subcommittee
10. Returned to Ways and Means
11. Feb 23Heard in Ways and Means
12. Feb 24Ways and Means recommended it as amended
13. Feb 25Read a second time
14. Feb 26Passed the Senate, 28 to 0

In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Mar 2

1. Feb 26Arrived in the House of Representatives
2. Sent to Ways and Means
3. Feb 29Ways and Means recommended it
4. Mar 1Read a second time
5. Mar 2Passed the House of Representatives, 58 to 0

To the Governor Mar 4 – Mar 30

1. Mar 4Signed in the Senate
2. Mar 9Signed in the House of Representatives
3. Mar 29Signed by the Governor
4. Mar 30Became chapter 089 of Oregon Laws 2016
5. In force from March 29, 2016