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SB 144 Protective orders; issuance upon convictions for certain felonies, penalty.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Protective orders; issuance upon convictions for certain felonies; penalty. Authorizes a court to issue a protective order upon convicting a defendant for an act of violence and upon the request of the victim or the attorney for the Commonwealth on behalf of the victim. The bill provides that the duration of such protective order can be for any reasonable period of time, including up to the lifetime of the defendant, that the court deems necessary to protect the health and safety of the victim. The bill provides that a violation of a protective order issued upon a conviction for an act of violence is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
FULL TEXT
- 12/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101423D pdf | impact statements
- 01/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106784D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20106784D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108527D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB144ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1005) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101423D
- 12/18/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/27/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106784D-S1
- 01/27/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106784D-S1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/07/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/07/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB144ES1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20106784D-ES1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/20 House: Read first time
- 02/12/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/24/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108527D-H1
- 03/03/20 House: Read second time
- 03/04/20 House: Read third time
- 03/04/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108527D-H1
- 03/04/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB144H1
- 03/04/20 House: Passed House with substitute (90-Y 7-N)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: Passage (90-Y 7-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108527D-H1
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB144ER)
- 03/12/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- 03/17/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1005 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1005)