Significant legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator Poore during the 2015 session.

SJR-1

Sponsor[s]: Poore, Henry, Blevins, McDowell, Townsend

Co-sponsor[s]: Hall-Long, Peterson

Requires all law enforcement agencies, legal departments, hospitals and prosecutorial agencies to report to the Attorney General’s Office the number of untested sexual assault kits in their possession and their date of collection. The Criminal Justice Council is directed to prepare an aggregated report by Jan. 11, 2016. The CJC also is mandated to develop strategies to ensure better responses to sexual assault from the criminal justice and medical communities.
Status: Signed into law