An Act to establish a DNA exception rule for victims of rape

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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4536

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, September 25, 2025.

The committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition

(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1987) of Adam J. Scanlon, Hannah

Kane and others relative to the statute of limitations for the crime of rape

and establishing a DNA exception rule, reports recommending that the

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 13%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum +2 57/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 389 days quiet

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