State Senator Andree Jacque has introduced another bill.
Alongside Representative Janel Brandtjen, Jacque has begun the process to get votes for the Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors Act.
This bill aims to require the Department of Justice to test the sexual assault kit of a victim who consents to its analysis within 90 days of collection by law enforcement.
This is in order to provide information to investigators, assist in providing closure to survivors, and prevent a future backlog of untested kits from occurring for victims pursuing justice.
Eight states, including Michigan and the District of Columbia, already have similar bills, while Connecticut and Kentucky have 60-day testing requirement and Massachusetts has a 30-day testing requirement.
