Violations of Injunctions for Protection Against Domestic Violence

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Violations of Injunctions for Protection Against Domestic Violence; Provides that person commits felony of third degree if such person commits violation of injunction or foreign protection order against victim after having been convicted of any assault, battery, or violation of injunction or foreign protection order against same victim; requires minimum term of imprisonment for such offense.

Every action

20 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 21, 2026CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
2. Jan 21, 2026CommitteeNow in Justice Budget Subcommittee · House Justice Budget Subcommittee
3. Jan 21, 2026House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4. Jan 27, 2026CommitteeAdded to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda · House Justice Budget Subcommittee
5. Jan 29, 2026CommitteeFavorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee · House Justice Budget Subcommittee12–1 vote
6. Jan 30, 2026CommitteeReported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee · House Justice Budget Subcommittee
7. Jan 30, 2026CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
8. Mar 13, 2026CommitteeDied in Judiciary Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 277 (Ch. 2026-86 ) · House Judiciary Committee

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

• Rachel Saunders PlakonR Primary sponsor · District 36
• Debra TendrichD Primary sponsor · District 89
• CJ Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sponsoring committee