HB4312Introduced in the House
DOM VIOLENCE-ORD PROT
Introduced by Maurice West, District 67
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Reinserts the provisions of the bill with these changes. Requires the court to grant a request for remote hearing unless good cause is shown to deny the request. Provides that a petitioner may not be denied a protective order solely on the basis that the petitioner or the respondent is incarcerated in a penal institution at the time of the issuance of the order. Allows a petition seeking protection to include a crime victim who was abused by a family or household member before the offender was incarcerated and by any person who has previously suffered abuse by a family or household member convicted of certain crimes. Provides that if the respondent does not contest the motion to extend a plenary order of protection after service of the motion in accordance with Supreme Court Rules, the court may grant the request for an extension based solely on the petitioner's motion and affidavit setting forth the requirements of the provisions governing plenary orders. Makes structural changes.
Where it stands
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
April 22, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Judiciary - Civil Committee · March 25, 2026
19
Yes
0
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
20 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Eva Dina Delgado | 3 | Yes |
| Lilian Jimenez | 4 | Yes |
| Kevin Olickal | 16 | Yes |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | 17 | Yes |
| Kambium Buckner | 26 | Yes |
| Thaddeus Jones | 29 | Yes |
| Martin McLaughlin | 52 | Yes |
| Mary Canty | 54 | Yes |
| Tracy Katz Muhl | 57 | Yes |
| Bob Morgan | 58 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
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