CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Creates a statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Coordinator
HB 1247 establishes a statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Coordinator to oversee and support forensic care for sexual assault survivors across the state. The bill directly affects healthcare providers, law enforcement agencies, and survivors by creating a centralized role to improve the consistency and quality of medical examinations and evidence collection. Key provisions include defining the coordinator's responsibilities, setting up a funding mechanism, and outlining procedures for training and certification of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. The legislation aims to streamline the response to sexual assaults by ensuring survivors receive standardized, trauma-informed care from qualified professionals.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Apr 27, 2026
Signed Jun 3, 2026
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What changed between versions
HB1247 Original
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HB1247 Act 724
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was enrolled and expanded to include a larger group of sponsors, while the substantive policy text regarding the Sexual Assault Oversight Commission and SANE coordinator duties remained largely consistent with the original version. The primary changes involve administrative updates to the sponsor list and minor formatting adjustments to the act's title and page count.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability to the law itself did not change; the changes are limited to the list of legislative sponsors and document formatting.
TECHNICAL
The list of sponsors was significantly expanded to include many additional Representatives and Senators who did not sponsor the original version.
The document header was updated to reflect the bill's enrollment as Act No. 724 and changed the page count from 19 to 21.
Minor text adjustments were made to the summary of legislative intent and the specific statutory sections listed in the act's title.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2026 · House May 11, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 27, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 25, 2026
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Committee
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 884 reported by the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice (11-0).
lower
1 primary · 60 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annie Spell
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Aimee Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Freiberg
RRepublican
Co
Beth Billings
RRepublican
Co
Beth Mizell
RRepublican
Co
Bill Wheat
RRepublican
Co
Brian Glorioso
RRepublican
Co
Cameron Henry
RRepublican
Co
Chris Turner
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
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