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2009 SESSION
HB 1857 Protective orders; issuance upon conviction in cases of family abuse.
Introduced by: Stephen C. Shannon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Protective orders; issuance to incarcerated persons. Provides that a court may issue a preliminary protective order upon a showing by the petitioner that (i) the allegedly abusing person is incarcerated and is to be released from incarceration within 30 days following the petition or has been released from incarceration within 30 days prior to the petition, (ii) the crime for which the allegedly abusing person was convicted and incarcerated involved family abuse against the petitioner, and (iii) the allegedly abusing person has made threatening contact with the petitioner while he was incarcerated, exhibiting a renewed threat to the petitioner of family abuse. If an incarcerated defendant is personally served and not transported to the hearing, the court may extend the protective order for a period not to exceed six months. If a preliminary protective order is issued the court may issue a permanent (two-year) protective order.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097779724 pdf
- 01/30/09 House: Committee substitute printed 090423724-H1 pdf
- 02/25/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1857ER) pdf
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097779724
- 01/12/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/29/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 01/30/09 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/09 House: Committee substitute printed 090423724-H1
- 02/03/09 House: Read first time
- 02/04/09 House: Read second time
- 02/04/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 090423724-H1
- 02/04/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1857H1
- 02/05/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/16/09 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/18/09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/18/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/09 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/09 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1857ER)
- 02/25/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)