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HB 277: Violent Criminal Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Tendrich

Violent Criminal Offenses; Requires emergency communications state plan to include system to flag specified addresses; requires emergency medical technicians, paramedics, & firefighters to have training in domestic violence, dating violence, & strangulation; authorizes & requires court to order electronic monitoring in domestic & dating violence cases; authorizes certain persons to participate in domestic violence diversion program; provides requirements for such program; revises information law enforcement officer must provide to victim of alleged incident of domestic or dating violence; requires, if lethality assessment is performed, law enforcement officer or designated liaison to follow up with victim in a certain manner within specified amount of time; requires certain law enforcement officers to have their body camera turned on & recording when investigating allegation of domestic & dating violence; revises petitions for injunctions for domestic & dating violence; provides enhancement penalties for violation of injunction for protection against domestic & dating violence; increases dollar amounts for relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 10/28/2025 House - Filed
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/28/2025 House • Filed

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  • HB 277, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/28/2025 at 2:55 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    365.171 Emergency communications state plan. Page 5 (pdf)
    401.27 Personnel; standards and certification. Page 6 (pdf)
    633.408 Firefighter and volunteer firefighter training and certification. Page 10 (pdf)
    741.28 Domestic violence; definitions. Page 11 (pdf)
    741.281 Court to order batterers’ intervention program attendance. Page 14 (pdf)
    741.282 Page 15 (pdf)
    741.283 Minimum term of imprisonment for domestic violence. Page 17 (pdf)
    741.29 Domestic violence; investigation of incidents; notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting. Page 18 (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 24 (pdf)
    741.31 Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence. Page 32 (pdf)
    784.046 Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; dating violence investigations, notice to victims, and reporting; pretrial release violations; public records exemption. Page 34 (pdf)
    784.047 Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators. Page 41 (pdf)
    921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets. Page 43 (pdf)
    943.0584 Criminal history records ineligible for court-ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing. Page 49 (pdf)
    943.171 Basic skills training in handling domestic violence cases. Page 49 (pdf)
    960.198 Relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence. Page 43 (pdf)

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