House passes bill aimed at improving sexual assault kit processing

In an effort to tackle the state’s domestic and sexual violence problem, the Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would make sexual assault kit processing more efficient and hold law enforcement agencies accountable for backlogs. The bill also offers victims options for submitting the kits.
In 2016, Alaskans learned that more than 3,400 submitted sexual assault kits were untested, some dating back to 1993. It’s believed more kits were untested at that time,