Representative Emily Slosberg s Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Bill Passes Final House Committee, Heads to the House Floor
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Representative Emily Slosberg (D–Boca Raton) passed out of the House Judiciary Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support. Gail s Law would require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to create and maintain a statewide system for tracking sexual assault evidence kits from the point of collection through the criminal justice process. The tracking system would be accessible to survivors of sexual assault, giving them the option of opting-in for updates on the status of the evidence in their case. Currently, 30 states and Washington D.C. have implemented a statewide database for tracking sexual assault kits.
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Chris Godwin, wide receiver for the Super Bowl LV champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wants lawmakers to free up a bill that would outlaw tying up dogs to trees and posts and leaving them unattended.
Godwin on Monday wrote to state Rep. Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville, on behalf of PETA to ask for a hearing for the bill (HB 177) in the Civil Justice and Property Rights committee Duggan chairs.
The measure sponsored by Emily Slosberg, D-Boca Raton prohibits leaving dogs and cats tethered alone outdoors, especially in Florida s sun, heat and life-threatening storms.
“It would save the lives of countless vulnerable animals and reduce the need for kind, caring people to risk their own lives rescuing animals in dangerous weather conditions,” wrote Godwin, who has two adopted rescue dogs, Ziggy and Ghost.
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