---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sexual assault examination kit handling procedure establishment and victim notice requirement"
description: "Sexual assault examination kit handling procedure establishment and victim notice requirement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2863"
citation: "Minnesota SF 2863 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Criminals", "Crimes and Criminals-Sexual Offenses", "Public Safety and Public Safety Department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Relph"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-01"
last_action: "2018-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31f4436f-3b84-4530-bede-bd109e52906f"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2863&ssn=0&y=2018"
source_hash: "4d269b56ded7ce37d9ed2f258c441de948da01ccb07a8478f8106d9e77c1729b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mn"]
---

# Minnesota SF 2863 (2017-2018) — Sexual assault examination kit handling procedure establishment and victim notice requirement

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2863&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
2. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2863&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)

## Votes

- S.F. NO. 2863 — **121–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Relph — primary (person)
- Becker-Finn — cosponsor (person)
- Christensen — cosponsor (person)
- Draheim — cosponsor (person)
- Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Hornstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jessup — cosponsor (person)
- Kiel — cosponsor (person)
- Latz — cosponsor (person)
- Lesch — cosponsor (person)
- Lillie — cosponsor (person)
- Limmer — cosponsor (person)
- Lohmer — cosponsor (person)
- O'Neill — cosponsor (person)
- Pappas — cosponsor (person)
- Pinto — cosponsor (person)
- Pugh — cosponsor (person)
- Theis — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Youakim — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-01** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Author added Pappas
- **2018-03-29** Comm report: To pass as amended `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-29** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-12** Author added Draheim
- **2018-05-02** Special Order
- **2018-05-02** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-05-16** Returned from House
- **2018-05-16** Presentment date 05/16/18
- **2018-05-19** Governor's action Approval 05/19/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-03** Received from Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-03** Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF3017
- **2018-05-07** Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register
- **2018-05-07** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-10** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Tuesday, May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-15** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2018-05-15** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2018-05-16** Presented to Governor 05/16/18 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-19** Governor approval 05/19/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-19** Secretary of State, Filed 05/19/18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31f4436f-3b84-4530-bede-bd109e52906f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).