SB0145 CR 3.12.2025 FIN — Senate Committee Report

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

SENATE

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

 

 

THE COMMITTEE ON Finance

 

 

to which was referred SB 145-FN

 

 

AN ACT establishing an evidence shipping pilot program and providing an appropriation therefor.

 

 

Having considered the same, the committee recommends that the Bill

 

 

OUGHT TO PASS

 

 

BY A VOTE OF: 6-0

 

 

Senator Cindy Rosenwald

For the Committee

 

 

This bill enables the Department of Safety to develop a sexual assault evidence shipping pilot program to alleviate long waiting periods for evidence to be safely delivered to the state forensic laboratory, where it can be properly stored pending analysis.  The Department of Safety shall determine the amount needed to fund the pilot program and that amount will be appropriated to the department for the biennium ending June 30, 2027.

 

 

Deb Martone  271-4980

FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR

 

Finance

SB 145-FN, establishing an evidence shipping pilot program and providing an appropriation therefor.

Ought to Pass, Vote 6-0.

Senator Cindy Rosenwald for the committee.

This bill enables the Department of Safety to develop a sexual assault evidence shipping pilot program to alleviate long waiting periods for evidence to be safely delivered to the state forensic laboratory, where it can be properly stored pending analysis.  The Department of Safety shall determine the amount needed to fund the pilot program and that amount will be appropriated to the department for the biennium ending June 30, 2027.