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Sexual Offense Evidence and Reporting Procedures Amendments
Introduction
Feb 3
House Rules
Mar 5
House Committee
Feb 10
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
This bill amends evidence and reporting procedures that occur after a sexual offense is committed.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Beginning January 1, 2027, this bill gives adult survivors of sexual assault (who are not minors, vulnerable adults, or severely injured) several new choices about how to interact with the health care and law enforcement systems after an assault. A victim can choose to receive only medical treatment with no report to law enforcement, make a full report, or make a "limited report" that shares only basic anonymous information — such as the victim's gender, age range, and the zip code of the offense — without revealing the victim's identity. If a victim chooses to have evidence collected in a sexual assault kit, they can designate it as a "restricted kit," which is stored without testing, or request limited forensic testing without having results used in an active investigation or compared to DNA databases; the victim can later choose to convert the kit to a full, unrestricted status. The bill also ensures that the cost of medical treatment and evidence collection is the same regardless of which reporting option a victim chooses, and it creates a process by which a victim advocate — not law enforcement directly — may contact a restricted-kit victim to request their voluntary consent to share evidence if investigators believe a serial offender may be involved.
Introduction
Feb 3
House Rules
Mar 5
House Committee
Feb 10
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
IntroductionFeb 3
House RulesMar 5
House CommitteeFeb 10
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
This bill amends evidence and reporting procedures that occur after a sexual offense is committed.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Beginning January 1, 2027, this bill gives adult survivors of sexual assault (who are not minors, vulnerable adults, or severely injured) several new choices about how to interact with the health care and law enforcement systems after an assault. A victim can choose to receive only medical treatment with no report to law enforcement, make a full report, or make a "limited report" that shares only basic anonymous information — such as the victim's gender, age range, and the zip code of the offense — without revealing the victim's identity. If a victim chooses to have evidence collected in a sexual assault kit, they can designate it as a "restricted kit," which is stored without testing, or request limited forensic testing without having results used in an active investigation or compared to DNA databases; the victim can later choose to convert the kit to a full, unrestricted status. The bill also ensures that the cost of medical treatment and evidence collection is the same regardless of which reporting option a victim chooses, and it creates a process by which a victim advocate — not law enforcement directly — may contact a restricted-kit victim to request their voluntary consent to share evidence if investigators believe a serial offender may be involved.
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Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:41 PM
