Bills / S.B. 304
S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would let a party in a protective order case ask the court to find, by clear and convincing evidence, that the other party knowingly submitted false information to get the order. If the court finds falsification, it could impose sanctions and restore parent time that was denied, and the bill's effective date would move from May 6, 2026 to May 6, 2027.
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Official description
- defines terms
- provides that a party may file a motion alleging that another party knowingly falsified certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order
- allows a court to sanction a party after determining whether a party knowingly falsified certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order
- addresses make-up parent-time when a parent has been denied parent-time due to the other parent's falsification of certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 4 yes, 0 no, 5 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 3 yes, 2 no, 4 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 21 yes, 6 no, 2 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 3, 2026Who voted how
- yes, undefined nomotion to reconsider · Mar 3, 2026
- 21 yes, 8 noFinal Senate vote · Mar 3, 2026Who voted how
- 44 yes, 15 no, 16 absentFinal House vote · Mar 6, 2026Who voted how
- 21 yes, 6 no, 2 absentSenate vote to accept the other chamber's changes · Mar 6, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 20, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (33 turns) →
- Mar 3, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (21 turns) →
- Mar 3, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (8 turns) →
- Mar 6, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (4 turns) →
- Mar 6, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →
- Mar 6, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (7 turns) →