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CS/CS/CS/SB 638: Lethality Assessments

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Grall

Lethality Assessments; Requiring law enforcement officers who investigate an alleged incident of domestic violence to administer a lethality assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to consult with specified entities, and authorizing the department to consult with other specified entities, to develop certain policies, procedures, and training necessary for the implementation of a statewide evidence-based lethality assessment; requiring the department to adopt a statewide lethality assessment form by a specified date; prohibiting law enforcement officers from disclosing in certain statements and reports the domestic violence center to which the victim was referred, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/29/2023 Senate • Filed
12/13/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/10/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/10/2024 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
1/12/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/8/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/12/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/13/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
2/19/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/22/2024 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2/23/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/26/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24
2/27/2024 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
2/28/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 492
• Read 3rd time -SJ 492
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 492
2/28/2024 House • In Messages
3/8/2024 House • Died in Messages