2025 bills / S.B. 191
S.B. 191 Protective Orders Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill lets a court issue a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order when both the petitioner and respondent agree to it and its terms, and such an order must include a credible threat finding. It also says that a no-fault order cannot be used as evidence in a civil or criminal case that the respondent committed domestic violence or abuse, and that it does not stop a petitioner from seeking a regular protective order.
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Official description
- defines terms for cohabitant abuse protective orders
- provides that a court may treat a petition for a protective order as a request for a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order only if the petitioner and the respondent agree to the order and the terms of the order
- allows a court to grant a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order if the parties agree to the terms of the order
- addresses the modification of a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order
- requires a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order include a credible threat finding
- provides that a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order may not be introduced as evidence in a civil or criminal proceeding that the respondent committed domestic violence or abuse
- clarifies that a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order does not prevent a petitioner from obtaining an ex parte cohabitant abuse protective order or a cohabitant abuse protective order
- modifies a cross-reference regarding the provisions of a cohabitant abuse protective order that are civil offenses
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 6 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 5, 2025Who voted how
- 24 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 11, 2025Who voted how
- 23 yes, 2 no, 4 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 14, 2025Who voted how
- 8 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 3, 2025Who voted how
- 67 yes, 0 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · Mar 7, 2025Who voted how