Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection
Summary
Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection; Requiring the clerks of the circuit court, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop and implement the Hope Card Program; requiring clerks’ offices to create a Hope Card and provide such card to petitioners within a specified time frame; providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent use of a Hope Card, etc. APPROPRIATION: $176,000
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House Mar 5, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Apr 26, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (508086)
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 11, 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 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/09/24, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Oct 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lauren Book
DDemocratic
Co
Clay Yarborough
RRepublican
Co
Tina Polsky
DDemocratic
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