Lethality Assessments
Summary
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.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/10/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Dec 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Erin Grall
RRepublican
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