BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5686: Sex. assault bill of rights

Creating a sexual assault survivor bill of rights.

Summary

Enumerates seven rights of sexual assault survivors.
Provides that the rights attach whenever a survivor consents to a forensic, medical evidentiary, or physical examination and whenever a survivor consents to an interview by law enforcement officers, district attorneys, or defense attorneys.
Specifies that all the enumerated rights are retained regardless of whether the survivor agrees to participate in the criminal justice system at any time and regardless of whether the survivor agrees to receive a forensic or medical evidentiary examination to collect sexual assault forensic evidence.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5686), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to creating a sexual assault survivor bill of rights;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5686 (2025–26) Foreclosure mediation prg. · Enacted · Chapter 393, Laws of 2025
SB 5686 (2023–24) Senior citizens local tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5686 (2021–22) Office of corrections ombuds · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5686 (2019–20) Retired school empl. heath · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5686 (2015–16) Adjudicative proceedings · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5686 (2013–14) Prevailing wage · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5686 (2011–12) Commercial motor vehicles · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5686 (2009–10) Limousine carrier regs · Did not pass · died in committee