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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 520

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Relating to: permanent restraining orders for victims of sexual assault.

Court — Procedure Crime victim Sex crimes

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a restraining order may be issued for an adult for a period

of up to four years, and for a child for a period of up to two years or until the child

attains the age of 18, whichever comes first. Restraining orders may be extended by

up to four years for adults or two years for children, or up to 10 years for adults or

five years for children if the court finds that there is a substantial risk that the person

against whom the order is issued may commit homicide or sexual assault of the

person the order protects. This bill provides that if a person requesting a restraining

order has been the victim of a sexual assault committed by the person against whom

he or she requests a restraining order, the restraining order must be permanent.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Cabrera (D) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , Skowronski (R) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R)

5 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Jacque (R) , James (R) , Marklein (R) , Petrowski (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Feb 17, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Feb 17, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 17, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Skowronski, Murphy, Gundrum, Cabral-Guevara, Subeck, Mursau, Rozar, Knodl, Horlacher, Moses, Cabrera, Penterman and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Jacque, Darling and Marklein

  2. Aug 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Sep 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative James added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich

  6. Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Dittrich

  7. Feb 3, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Sortwell

  8. Feb 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Dittrich

  9. Feb 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  11. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  12. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  14. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:19 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  15. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  16. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1