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Committee hears bill to codify rights for sexual‑assault survivors, including right to an advocate and to counsel
Summary
Senate Bill 2,387 would create a short, specific list of rights for sexual‑assault survivors — including the right to consult a victim advocate during medical exams, to privately retained counsel during law‑enforcement interviews (with a child‑interview exception), and to receive a rights document prepared by the attorney general.
The House Human Services Committee heard Senate Bill 2,387, a measure that would enumerate rights for sexual‑assault survivors and require law enforcement to provide an attorney‑general prepared document explaining those rights.
Sponsor Senator Desiree Van Alstyne presented testimony from survivor advocate Hannah Johnson and described the bill as the product of 18 months of work with survivor‑service coalitions, forensic nurse examiners and children’s advocacy centers. Van Alstyne read Johnson’s testimony into the record; Johnson described feeling unsure where to turn after…
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