Relating to victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights, and including effective date provisions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2026
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   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 17, 2026
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   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 17, 202642–1
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   Done: House committeeMarch 19, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseApril 13, 202678–12
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   Done: To the GovernorMay 5, 2026
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 6, 2026

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Amendments · 6

4 adopted · 0 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

• S-5178 · filed April 14, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the effective date for one part of the bill to July 1, 2027. It also removes the words federal and state from several parts of the text.
  Never voted on
• H-8347 · filed April 13, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that one specific part of the bill will not go into effect until July 1, 2027. It also updates the bill's title to mention that it includes provisions regarding when certain parts of the law start working.
  Adopted
  April 13, 2026
• H-8346Strike everything · filed April 13, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and changes several rules regarding victim protections and sex offender registration. It updates the definition of confidential information for victim counselors, sets specific training requirements for those counselors, and allows courts to grant lifetime protective orders for certain sexual offense victims. It also changes the deadline for sex offenders to register or report changes in information from five days to three business days.

  Amends this HF 2704 to CONFORM to SF 2379
  Adopted
  April 13, 2026
• H-8345 · filed April 9, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that victim counselors and crime victim centers cannot be held legally responsible if they choose to share or not share information regarding an immediate risk of serious injury or death. It also adds a provision to set specific effective dates for parts of the act.
  Ruled out of order
  April 13, 2026
• H-8291 · filed April 2, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment removes the words federal and state from several parts of the bill.
  Adopted
  April 13, 2026
• S-5100 · filed March 17, 2026 by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)

  AI summary This amendment removes certain sections of the bill and changes several references from "department" to either "federal" or "state."
  Adopted
  March 17, 2026