Bill Summary

SB 32 Injunctions for Protection (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Sharief Co Sponsors: Berman, Osgood CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice
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Summary
Injunctions for Protection; Defining the terms “serious violence by a known person” and “serious bodily injury”; creating a cause of action for an injunction for protection in cases of serious violence by a known person; prohibiting the clerk of the court from assessing a fee for the filing of such injunction for protection; requiring the clerk of the court to electronically transmit copies of specified documents within a certain timeframe after a court issues such injunction for protection; requiring law enforcement officers to accept a certified copy of such injunction for protection from the petitioner and immediately serve it upon a respondent, 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 Fiscal Policy
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Actions
09/08/25
SENATE
Filed
10/06/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
11/10/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 37 S
11/18/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
11/19/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
11/20/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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bill text & filed amendments
0032
Filed on 09/08/25
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Amendment 453182 DE
Sharief
Filed on 11/17/25
Replaced by CS
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0032C1
Filed on 11/19/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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