HB 306 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0441
04/01
HOUSE BILL 306
AN ACT prohibiting the destruction of sexual assault evidence collection kits.
SPONSORS: Rep. Frost, Straf. 16; Rep. Read, Rock. 17
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the preservation of sexual assault evidence collection kits in perpetuity.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0441
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT prohibiting the destruction of sexual assault evidence collection kits.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights; Preservation of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits. Amend RSA 21-M:18, I(b)(1) to read as follows:
(1) Have a sexual assault evidence collection kit [or] and its probative contents preserved[,] without charge[, for the duration of the maximum applicable statute of limitations or 20 years, whichever is shorter] in perpetuity;
2 Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights; Preservation of Evidence Collection Kits. Amend RSA 21-M:18, I(c)-(d) to read as follows:
(c) [The right, if the state intends to destroy or dispose of a sexual assault evidence collection kit or its probative contents before the expiration date of the maximum applicable statute of limitations, to:
(1) Upon written request, receive written notification from the prosecutor or appropriate state official with custody not later than 60 days before the date of the intended destruction or disposal; and
(2) Upon written request, be granted further preservation of the kit or its probative contents.
(d)] The right to be informed of the rights under this section.
3 Notification of Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights; Preservation of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits. Amend RSA 21-M:19, II(e) to read as follows:
(e) Policies regarding the storage[,] and preservation[, and disposal] of sexual assault evidence collection kits.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 9, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 7, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 23, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 30, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
: Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 8-3)
Jan. 8, 2020: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 01/08/2020 HJ 1 P. 35
: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 50 P. 5
Oct. 30, 2019: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 10/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 202-204
Oct. 23, 2019: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 10/23/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
Oct. 23, 2019: Full Committee Work Session: 10/23/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
Oct. 2, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 10/02/2019 11:30 am LOB 204
Sept. 24, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 09/24/2019 01:00 pm LOB 204
Sept. 11, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 09/11/2019 01:00 pm LOB 204
June 12, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 06/12/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
June 10, 2019: ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 06/10/2019 01:00 pm LOB 204
: Retained in Committee
Feb. 7, 2019: ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 02/07/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
Jan. 30, 2019: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 01/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
Jan. 22, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 01/22/2019 01:00 pm LOB 204
Jan. 16, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 01/16/2019 09:30 am LOB 204
Jan. 9, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/09/2019 01:30 pm LOB204
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 45