Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of certain court orders or conditions of bond in cases involving family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking.
HB 2073 increases criminal penalties for individuals who violate court orders or bond conditions in cases involving family violence, child abuse, sexual assault, stalking, or trafficking. It elevates certain violations from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony if the defendant was previously convicted of similar offenses or violated the order while armed. For repeat offenders or those who commit assault while violating the order, penalties rise to a third-degree felony. The bill applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025, and does not change penalties for past violations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill text transitioned from an 'Engrossed' draft version to the final 'Enrolled' version approved by the legislature and signed by the Governor. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged, as it continues to increase criminal penalties for violating court orders in family violence and related cases. The main differences are formatting, removal of draft annotations, and addition of final certification signatures and dates.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft annotations, placeholder text, and internal document markers (such as 'AA' prefixes and page numbers) that were present in the working version.
Added final certification signatures from the House and Senate clerks, the Governor's approval line, and the official enrolled version header indicating this is the final bill text.
Reformatted the bill text to remove line number annotations and consolidate spacing, while preserving all original legislative language regarding penalty enhancements.
Floor votes · House May 10, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
18
Committee
14
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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