{"id":4095,"date":"2025-01-13T14:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T21:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/?p=4095"},"modified":"2025-01-18T15:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T22:56:28","slug":"media-advisory-dhingra-students-to-file-bill-requiring-bars-nightclubs-offer-date-rape-drug-test-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/2025\/01\/13\/media-advisory-dhingra-students-to-file-bill-requiring-bars-nightclubs-offer-date-rape-drug-test-kits\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ADVISORY: Dhingra, students to file bill requiring bars, nightclubs offer date rape drug test kits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OLYMPIA \u2013 Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) will join Lake Washington High School students 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to file a bill addressing drink spiking.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bars, nightclubs, and other establishments that sell alcohol would need to make testing kits available for patrons to determine if their drinks have been drugged, under the proposal brought forward by the students in Dhingra\u2019s district. The bill would also require the establishment to post a notice in a prominent location saying, \u201cDon\u2019t get roofied! Drink spiking drug test kits available here. Ask a staff member for details.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A 2016 study<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> published by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/pubs\/journals\/releases\/vio-vio0000060.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">American Psychological Association\u2019s journal Psychology of Violence<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> found more than 1 in 13 students reported being drugged (462 students, 7.8% of the sample, reported 539 incidents). Researchers surveyed 6,064 students from three American universities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI\u2019m inspired by these students who see a problem in our community and are doing something about it,\u201d Dhingra said. \u201cWe <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">know drink spiking can be a means to facilitate sexual assault. Once a drink has been spiked, it\u2019s often too late to prevent the drugged person from falling victim to another crime. That\u2019s why prevention is key. These kits can help make night life safer.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/sexual-violence\/about\/index.html#:~:text=Sexual%20violence%20is%20common%3A,experienced%20completed%20or%20attempted%20rape.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the CDC<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/according%20to%20the%20cdc,\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> one in four women and about one in twenty-six men have experienced rape or attempted rape. In 2023, there were 2,486 reported rape cases in Washington state, according to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waspc.org\/assets\/Crime%20in%20Washington%202023-compressed.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">annual Washington crime report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under Dhingra\u2019s proposal, establishments would sell the kits at a reasonable wholesaling price without being liable for defective or inaccurate results. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Date rape drugs include any substance that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> compromises an individual&#8217;s ability to consent to sexual activity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Those impacts to a victim make drink spiking and potential subsequent crimes difficult to track.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov\/biennium\/2023-24\/Pdf\/Bills\/Session%20Laws\/Senate\/5937-S2.SL.pdf?q=20250111163652\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">updated definition passed in 2024<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, first-degree rape now includes a person who engages in sexual intercourse with another person, \u201cAfter the perpetrator or an accessory knowingly furnishes the victim with a legend drug, controlled substance, or controlled substance analog without the victim&#8217;s knowledge and consent which renders the victim incapable of consent to sexual intercourse due to physical helplessness or mental incapacitation.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The legislation is modeled after a California bill passed in 2023.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WHO<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sen. Manka Dhingra<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Lake Washington High School students<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WHAT<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Filing a bill to require date rape drug test kits in certain establishments<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WHEN<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WHERE<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: The Hopper, Senate Workroom, LEG 310<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">###<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2013 Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) will join Lake Washington High School students 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to file a bill addressing drink spiking.\u00a0\u00a0 Bars, nightclubs, and other establishments that sell alcohol would need to make testing kits available for patrons to determine if their drinks have been drugged, under the proposal brought forward by the students in Dhingra\u2019s district. The bill would also require the establishment to post a notice in a prominent location saying, \u201cDon\u2019t get roofied! Drink spiking drug test kits available here. Ask a staff member for details.&#8221;\u00a0 A 2016 study published by the American Psychological Association\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":4107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MEDIA ADVISORY: Dhingra, students to file bill requiring bars, nightclubs offer date rape drug test kits - Sen. 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