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Committee adopts 7-business‑day delivery expectation for sexual‑assault evidence kits; reimbursement removed
Summary
The Finance Division 2 work session recommended SB145 as amended, adopting a 7 business‑day target for delivering sexual‑assault evidence kits to the state lab, endorsing use of certified carriers or courier services and removing a reimbursement appropriation for shipping costs.
The Finance Division 2 work session recommended SB145 “OTP A” as amended after testimony and member discussion about delays in moving sexual‑assault evidence kits from hospitals and local police departments to the state forensic laboratory.
Pamela Kailig, public policy specialist for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, told the committee she and advocates had conferred with the Department of Safety and the Department of Justice about delays and backlog risks. "I've circulated a handout just at what the bill does, SB145," Kailig said, and described an established kit‑tracking system that already shows some kits sit at departments for a month to three months before delivery to the state lab.
The amendment adopted by the committee sets a seven business‑day…
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