SS/SB 40 - This act creates the "Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force" with membership as provided in the act. The Task Force shall elect a chairperson and shall hold an initial meeting before October 1, 2025. The Task Force shall submit a report regarding policies and measures to address violence against African American women and girls as provided in the act to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31st of each year and the Task Force shall expire on December 31, 2027, unless the Department of Public Safety determines the Task Force should be extended until December 31, 2029. This act is identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS#2/SCS/HCS#2/HB 495 (2025) and substantially similar to a provision in SB 143 (2025), HB 1096 (2025), HB 14212 (2025), HB 1597 (2025), the perfected SS/SB 890 (2024), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1659 (2024), and HB 2397 (2024). SARAH HASKINS