When a court dismisses or denies a petition for a protection order (either domestic abuse or stalking-related), this bill requires the court to seal those case files so they are no longer publicly accessible. If a petition is denied after a hearing, the court must first find that it was filed without legal basis and was harassing, frivolous, or abusive before sealing it, and must notify law enforcement to also make their records nonpublic.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 578
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 556
Signed by the President S.J. 512
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 542
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 482
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 33
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
Senate Referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 340
First Reading Senate S.J. 311
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 9. H.J. 360
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1.
Judiciary Motion to amend
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 113
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended