Sexual Assault Evidence Kits; require reports of use to the Attorney General's office.

HB 1298 requires all medical facilities, law enforcement agencies, crime labs, and other entities handling sexual assault evidence kits to annually submit detailed reports to Mississippi’s Attorney General starting July 1, 2025. The reports must include the total number of untested kits and categorize each kit as either "reported" (where the survivor consented to report to police) or "unreported" (where the survivor consented to evidence collection but not to report the crime). The Attorney General must then make these reports publicly available. This bill directly affects healthcare providers, police departments, and forensic labs that manage sexual assault evidence kits, aiming to increase transparency about backlog and processing.