Pa. Senate panel approves review into rape kit testing standards

The General Assembly set standards for testing rape kits in a timely manner in Act 27 of 2015, but today more than 1,200 kits have been sitting untested for over a year.

In response, the Senate Law and Justice Committee approved a resolution from Republican Senator Bob Mensch of Montgomery County, which would authorize the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to review the 2015 standards.