Mark H. Levine
- Democratic
Primary
Requires that victims of sexual assault be advised by the investigating law-enforcement agency of their rights regarding physical evidence recovery kits. The bill requires the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services of the Virginia Department of General Services and law-enforcement agencies to store a physical evidence recovery kit for an additional 10 years following a written objection to its destruction from the victim. The bill requires the law-enforcement agency to notify the victim at least 60 days prior to the intended date of destruction of the kit and provides that no victim of sexual assault shall be charged for the cost of collecting or storing a kit.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 535 (effective 7/1/17)
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2127H1
Read second time
Committee substitute agreed to 17104909D-H1
Read first time
Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102410D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102410D | HTML |
| House: Committee substitute printed 17104909D-H1 | HTML |
| House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2127ER) | HTML |
| Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0535) | HTML |
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