Domestic violence; creating the Domestic Violence Court Act of 2017; authorizing counties to establish and maintain domestic violence courts; effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Signed May 15, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2017 · House May 8, 2017
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Apr 25, 2017
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican39
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 15, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/15/2017
lower
May 8, 2017
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 3
lower
May 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
Apr 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Apr 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Apr 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Feb 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Feb 16, 2017
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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