Massachusetts legislature passes revised rape kit backlog measure, pushing back on governor Share Updated: 7:34 PM EDT Jul 29, 2021 Kevin Rothstein Share Updated: 7:34 PM EDT Jul 29, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WCVB NEWSCENTER 5. ED: THANK YOU. SHOULD EVERY SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT HAVE HER RAPE KIT TESTED FOR DNA EVEN IITF S 20-YEARS-OLD? THAT’S THE HEART OF THE ISSUE BEING DEBATED ON BEACON LLHI RIGHT NOW. TH E HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE WEIGHING IN BOTH PASSING A MEASURE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE 6300 UNTESTED KITS TO BE TESTED, NOW WITH SOME EXCEPTIO.NS AS 5 INVESTIGAS TEHAS BEEN REPORTING, THESE ARE RAPE KITS GOING BACK TO THE YEAR 2000 THAT FOR VARIOUS REASONS NERVE UNDERWENT DNA TESTING. THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION HAS RAISED A NUMBER OF CONRNCES ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO TEST EVERYTHING. LAWMAKERS FOR THE HOUSE SAY THEY HAVE NOW ADDRESSED SOME PRACTICAL ISSUES BUT THAT THEY’RE NOT BACKING DOWN. >> I’M REALLY WOREDRI ABOUT CHILLING FUTE URSURVIVORS FROM COMING FORWARD. WE NEED TO SHOW THEM THAT WE BEEVLI THEM, THAT WE TAKE THEIR EVIDENCE AND STORIES SERIOUSLY AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FIND JUSTICE. ED: THE LEGISLATURE’S VERSION ALSO CLS FALOR DA’S TO REACH OUT TO SVIURVORS AND TELL THEM WHETHER THEIR OLD KIT IS GOING TO BE TESTED O