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HB 31                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 31                                                                                                           
    "An Act requiring the Department of Public Safety to develop a                                                              
    tracking system and collection and processing protocol for sexual                                                           
    assault examination kits; requiring law enforcement agencies to                                                             
    send sexual assault examination kits for testing within 18 months                                                           

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    after collection; requiring an inventory and reports on untested                                                            
    sexual assault examination kits; and providing for an effective                                                             
    date."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 31(FIN)                                                                                               
    "An Act relating to law enforcement training in domestic violence                                                           
    and sexual assault; relating to sexual assault investigation                                                                
    protocols; requiring an inventory and reports on untested sexual                                                            
    assault examination kits; and providing for an effective date."                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Seaton and Foster, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (8):  Gara, Pruitt, Ortiz, Thompson, Guttenberg, Grenn,                                                                 
Seaton, Foster                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (2):  Wilson, Tilton                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 31(FIN):                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 31 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                  
calendar.