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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 697

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Relating to: forensic examinations done on a crime victim to gather evidence, modifying administrative rules relating to reimbursement for forensic examinations, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Administrative rules — Revisions Crime victim Evidence Justice department of Medical service — Occupations Nurses

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Justice must award a health care

provider the costs of an examination that the provider performs on a victim to gather

evidence regarding a sex offense. The award does not depend upon whether the

victim of the sex offense cooperates with law enforcement or whether the sex offense

is investigated or prosecuted. Under this bill, DOJ must also award a health care

provider the costs of an examination the provider performs on a victim to gather

evidence regarding an offense that involves an allegation of domestic abuse or that

involves strangulation. The bill also treats the administrative rules to increase the

maximum award for such an examination to $3,000.

Under current law, DOJ administers various grant programs, including a

program that awards grants to organizations that provide services to victims of

sexual assault. This bill requires DOJ to administer a program to award grants to

health care facilities that create a new position for a health care provider who

conducts, or a recruitment, retention, or training program for health care providers

who conduct, examinations to gather evidence regarding an offense that involves an

allegation of domestic abuse or that involves strangulation.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Hesselbein (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

19 cosponsors

C. Anderson (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 21, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Agard, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Conley, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki and Stubbs

  2. Nov 21, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Dec 6, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor

  4. Dec 7, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1