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CS/SB 680: Batterers’ Intervention Programs

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Bracy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart

Batterers’ Intervention Programs; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to certify and monitor certain batterers’ intervention programs; requiring batterers’ intervention programs to satisfy specified requirements for certification by the department; prohibiting programs from admitting batterers who have not paid the user fee, with an exception; requiring the department to annually provide a list of certified programs and to immediately notify the courts if it suspends a program’s certification, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/15/2021 Senate • Filed
    1/28/2021 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 85
    2/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 84
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
    3/3/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/5/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    3/10/2021 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 231
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

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  • CS/SB 680, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2021 at 4:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 682 (c1) Fees/Batterers’ Intervention Programs Bracy Linked Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    741.281 Court to order batterers’ intervention program attendance. Page 7 (pdf)
    741.2902 Domestic violence; legislative intent with respect to judiciary’s role. Page 8 (pdf)
    741.30 Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement; public records exemption. Page 8 (pdf)
    741.31 Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence. Page 16 (pdf)
    741.325 Requirements for batterers’ intervention programs. Page 2 (pdf)
    948.038 Batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision. Page 16 (pdf)

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  • SB 680, Original Filed Version Posted 1/15/2021 at 1:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2021 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 682 Fees/Batterers’ Intervention Programs Bracy Linked Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    186592 - Amendment
    Delete lines 51 - 52 and insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Bracy)
    3/1/2021
    3:31 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/2/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/2/2021 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    741.281 Court to order batterers’ intervention program attendance. Page 7 (pdf)
    741.2902 Domestic violence; legislative intent with respect to judiciary’s role. Page 7 (pdf)
    741.30 Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement; public records exemption. Page 8 (pdf)
    741.31 Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence. Page 16 (pdf)
    741.325 Requirements for batterers’ intervention programs. Page 2 (pdf)
    948.038 Batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision. Page 16 (pdf)

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