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Statute of limitations.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Apr 30, 2025) Signed by the Governor

Summary

Specifies that a prosecution for rape as a Level 3 felony that is barred by the statute of limitations may still be brought within 10 years from the discovery of DNA evidence.

Sponsors (4)
6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (27)
  1. Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Alexander · upper
  2. Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
  3. Jan 13, 2025 Senator Freeman added as second author · upper
  4. Jan 13, 2025 Senator Crider added as third author · upper
  5. Jan 13, 2025 Senator Schmitt added as coauthor · upper
  6. Jan 21, 2025 Senator Baldwin added as coauthor · upper
  7. Feb 4, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  8. Feb 4, 2025 Senator Bohacek added as coauthor · upper
  9. Feb 10, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  10. Feb 10, 2025 Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  11. Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
  12. Feb 11, 2025 Cosponsors: Representatives Prescott and King · upper
  13. Feb 11, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman · upper
  14. Feb 11, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 99: yeas 48, nays 1 · upper
  15. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
  16. Apr 3, 2025 Representative Hamilton added as cosponsor · lower
  17. Apr 3, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  18. Apr 7, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  19. Apr 8, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 396: yeas 87, nays 0 · lower
  20. Apr 9, 2025 Motion to concur filed · upper
  21. Apr 9, 2025 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
  22. Apr 16, 2025 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 454: yeas 34, nays 3 · upper
  23. Apr 17, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  24. Apr 22, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  25. Apr 23, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  26. Apr 30, 2025 Public Law 112 · upper
  27. Apr 30, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
CHILDREN AND MINORS; Crimes Against ChildrenCIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Statute of LimitationsCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; DNA and FingerprintingCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; GenerallyCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Sex OffensesCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Statute of Limitations

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