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HB1378: establishing a committee to study oversight authority and timelines for processing and retaining sexual assault evidence collection kits.

Citation
2020 HB1378
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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Laid on Table
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
01/30/2020 at 01:00 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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HB 1378 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

19Feb2020... 0338h

2020 SESSION

20-2708

04/06

HOUSE BILL 1378

AN ACT establishing a committee to study oversight authority and timelines for processing and retaining sexual assault evidence collection kits.

SPONSORS: Rep. Van Houten, Hills. 45; Rep. Frost, Straf. 16; Rep. Griffith, Hills. 18; Rep. Fargo, Straf. 14; Rep. Read, Rock. 17; Rep. McBeath, Rock. 26; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study oversight authority and timelines for processing and retaining sexual assault evidence collection kits.

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19Feb2020... 0338h

20-2708

04/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT establishing a committee to study oversight authority and timelines for processing and retaining sexual assault evidence collection kits.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study oversight authority and timelines for the processing and retention of sexual assault evidence collection kits.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall study the oversight authority and timelines for the processing and retention of sexual assault evidence collection kits of the department of justice and the department of safety, division of state police.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2020.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.