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SB 1564: Domestic Violence

GENERAL BILL by Garcia

Domestic Violence; Specifying that a person must complete a batterers’ intervention program ordered as a condition of probation in certain circumstances; increasing the minimum terms of imprisonment for domestic violence; prohibiting the award of attorney fees in specified domestic violence proceedings, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2017
Last Action: 5/3/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1385 (Ch. 2017-156) -SJ 689
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2017 Senate • Filed
    3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 203
    3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 203
    3/29/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/03/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/3/2017 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 291
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 291
    4/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/18/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/18/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 435
    4/19/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 435
    4/20/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/25/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/25/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 442
    5/1/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/17
    5/3/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 689
    • Substituted HB 1385 -SJ 689
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1385 (Ch. 2017-156) -SJ 689

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  • SB 1564, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2017 at 4:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2017 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/19/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/24/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/25/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1385 (er) Domestic Violence Nunez Identical Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-156

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    4/3/2017 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/18/2017 1:30 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/25/2017 9:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    741.281 Court to order batterers’ intervention program attendance. Page 1 (pdf)
    741.283 Minimum term of imprisonment for domestic violence. Page 2 (pdf)
    741.30 Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement; public records exemption. Page 3 (pdf)
    775.08435 Prohibition on withholding adjudication in felony cases. Page 3 (pdf)

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