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Senate adopts amendment strengthening victim protections, then passes SF 2379
Summary
The Senate adopted amendment 5,100 to Senate File 2379 to tighten confidentiality rules and forensic nurse certification standards, then passed the bill (42–1). Sponsors credited the attorney general for advancing the protections.
Senator Bussello, the senator from Polk, told the Senate on March 17, 2026, that Senate File 2379 is intended to protect victims and that an amendment filed during committee work had addressed survivor and provider concerns.
"This bill is legislation that is intended to protect victims," Senator Bussello said during opening remarks. She described components that clarify how victim…
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