BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2499 (Maienschein) - Sexual assault evidence kits
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|Version: May 27, 2016 |Policy Vote: PUB. S. 7 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera |
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Bill
Summary: AB 2499 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ),
on or before July 1, 2018, to establish a process by which
victims of sexual assault may inquire regarding the location and
information regarding their sexual assault evidence kits.
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The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
Fiscal
Impact:
Process development : One-time minor costs of less than
$50,000 (General Fund) to the DOJ to develop a process by
which victims may inquire regarding status of their sexual
assault evidence kits.
Process implementation : Unknown; potential future costs in
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excess of $100,000 (General Fund) in programming costs to
enable victims to securely access the SAFE-T database, or
alternatively, to support DOJ staffing to accept and process
inquiries from victims and query the SAFE-T database
internally to respond to requests. Potential costs would be
dependent on the process established, which is undetermined at
this time but required to be established by July 1, 2018.
Committee
Amendments: Place the legislative findings and declarations in
an uncodified section of the bill.
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