HB 1378 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2708
04/06
HOUSE BILL 1378
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
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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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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2708
04/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
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 department of safety, division of state police oversight authority and timelines for the processing and retention of sexual assault evidence collection kits.
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.