Protection orders and domestic battery.
Summary
Provides that if a petition for an order for protection is filed by a person or on behalf of an unemancipated minor, the court shall determine, after reviewing the petition or making an inquiry, whether issuing the order for protection may impact a school corporation's ability to provide in-person instruction for the person or the unemancipated minor. Creates a procedure that requires a school corporation to receive notice if the court determines that issuing the order for protection may impact the school corporation's ability to provide in-person instruction for the person or the unemancipated minor. Enhances the penalty for domestic battery to a Level 6 felony if the offense is committed against a family or household member: (1) who has been issued a protection order that protects the family or household member from the person and the protection order was in effect at the time the person committed the offense; or (2) while a no contact order issued by the court directing the person to refrain from having any direct or indirect contact with the family or household member was in effect at the time the person committed the offense. Enhances the penalty for domestic battery to a Level 5 felony when the offender has a prior conviction for strangulation against the same family or household member.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 31, 2021
Signed Apr 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Apr 19, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 5, 2021
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 343: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 287: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 30: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Crider
RRepublican
P
Mike Young
RRepublican
P
Wendy McNamara
RRepublican
Co
Eric Bassler
RRepublican
Co
Fady Qaddoura
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Jack E. Sandlin
RRepublican
Co
Kyle Walker
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Bohacek
RRepublican
Co
Mike Speedy
RRepublican
Co
Sharon Negele
RRepublican
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