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2007 SESSION
HB 1982 Protective orders; increases penalty for second offense for violation thereof.
Introduced by: Matthew J. Lohr | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Violation of provisions of protective orders; penalty. Provides that the punishment for any person convicted of a second violation of a protective order, when the offense is committed within five years of a conviction for a prior offense and when either the instant or prior offense was based on an act or threat of violence, shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 60 days. The bill also provides that any person convicted of a third offense, when the third such offense is committed within 20 years of the first conviction and when either the instant or any of the prior offenses was based on an act or threat of violence, is guilty of a Class 6 felony, and punishment shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months. The bill also provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that bail should be denied to any person charged with a second or subsequent violation of a protective order. This bill is similar to SB 1237.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078100382 pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/07 House: Committee substitute printed 077829382-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1982ER) pdf | impact statements
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0745) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078100382
- 01/05/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/22/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 1-N)
- 01/22/07 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/07 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
- 02/02/07 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/07 House: Committee substitute printed 077829382-H1
- 02/03/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Read second time
- 02/05/07 House: Committee amendments (Courts) rejected
- 02/05/07 House: Committee substitute (Appropriations) agreed to 077829382-H1
- 02/05/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1982H1
- 02/06/07 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/07 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1982ER)
- 02/21/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 745 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0745)