Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 842
Requires hospital with emergency department to perform sexual assault medical assessment, and collect sexual assault forensic evidence kit, upon request by victim.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires hospital with emergency department to perform sexual assault medical assessment, and collect sexual assault forensic evidence kit, upon request by victim. Requires hospital to have protocol to ensure that law enforcement agency is notified within seven days of collection of kit and that kits are stored for at least 60 days after collection.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
2 co-sponsors
Its course
February 21 to July 7, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 21 to Jul 7 · stopped136 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 21 to Feb 221 day
JudiciaryFeb 22 to Jul 7 · stopped135 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.