Relating to consent agreements for domestic abuse and sexual abuse protective orders

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeMarch 26, 2019
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeMarch 4, 2019
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
5. –
   Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
6. ✓
   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 25, 201950–0
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to consent agreements and domestic abuse and sexual abuse protective orders. Under current law, upon a finding of domestic abuse or sexual abuse, the court may approve a consent agreement or grant a protective order. The bill strikes the requirement that a finding of domestic abuse or sexual abuse must occur before the court approves a consent agreement.26; grant possession of the residence to the plaintiff to the exclusion of the defendant or that the defendant provide suitable alternate housing for the plaintiff; pay separate support and maintenance to the plaintiff and any children under years of age; and avoid any contact with animals owned by the plaintiff, defendant, or minor child of the defendant.

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Similar bills

• HF 450 Relating to consent agreements for domestic abuse and sexual abuse protective orders
  89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 825
  Nearly identical

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