Bill Summary

SB 296 Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Berman Co Sponsors: Smith CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice
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Summary
Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence; Creating the “Helping Abuse Victims Escape Now (HAVEN) Act”; creating the HAVEN Coordinating Council within the Department of Law Enforcement; authorizing counties to create county-level HAVEN councils; authorizing county-level HAVEN councils to take certain actions; defining the term “dating violence”; providing that victims of dating violence may apply to participate in the Attorney General’s address confidentiality program, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
» S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Rules
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Actions
10/28/25
SENATE
Filed
11/17/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
12/01/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 S
12/09/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/10/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
12/11/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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bill text & filed amendments
0296
Filed on 10/28/25
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Amendment 598500 DE
Berman
Filed on 12/08/25
Replaced by CS
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0296C1
Filed on 12/10/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
741.317
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960.001
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