Sexual assault victims' rights.
Summary
Provides rights to sexual assault victims, including the right to: (1) speak with a victim advocate or victim service provider, if available, and a victims assistance or a social worker, if a victim advocate or victim service provider is not available, before a forensic medical exam or during the course of an investigation; (2) the collection of sexual assault forensic evidence; and (3) notice. Requires a provider, before commencing a forensic medical examination, or as soon as possible, to notify a victim advocate or victim service provider, if available, or victims assistance or a social worker, if a victim advocate or victim service provider is not available.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020 · House Mar 3, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2020
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 338: yeas 40, nays 2
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (87-0-5)
house
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #3 (Schaibley) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-1)
senate
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
P
Donna Schaibley
RRepublican
P
JM
James Merritt
RRepublican
P
JR
John Ruckelshaus
RRepublican
Co
Dale DeVon
RRepublican
Co
Doug Miller
RRepublican
Co
Jack E. Sandlin
RRepublican
Co
Michael Crider
RRepublican
Co
Mike Young
RRepublican
Co
Sharon Negele
RRepublican
Co
Sue Errington
DDemocratic
Co
Wendy McNamara
RRepublican
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