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Panel advances bill to allow pre-conviction testing for STDs in sexual‑assault cases, with promises to narrow invasive testing
Summary
AB 229 would expand court-ordered pre-conviction testing for HIV to include other sexually transmitted diseases; the committee passed the bill to Appropriations after the author pledged to remove more invasive collection methods and limit testing to less intrusive samples.
Assemblymember Davies introduced AB 229 to expand existing statutory authority for pre‑conviction testing in sexual‑assault investigations so that tests may include common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) beyond HIV. She said the measure is permissive: victims must still petition the court and the standard for issuing a warrant remains probable cause.
Michael Fearn of the Conference of California Bar Associations testified in…
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