SB957
Protective orders; military protective orders.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Protective orders; Military Protective Orders.
Permits a court to issue a preliminary protective order upon evidence of a Military Protective Order issued by a commanding officer in the Armed Forces of the United States, the Virginia National Guard, or the National Guard of any other state in favor of the petitioner or the petitioner's family ... (More) or household members. The bill provides that a Military Protective Order issued between the parties shall only be admissible or considered as evidence in accordance with the Code of Virginia, the Rules of Evidence of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or other relevant Virginia case law. The bill requires a law-enforcement agency, upon a defendant's violation of a protective order, if such Military Protective Order was issued against the same defendant as a protective order in a Virginia court and registered with the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), to inform the military law-enforcement officer or agency that issued and entered the Military Protective Order into NCIC of such violation. This bill incorporates SB 751 and is identical to HB 1882. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100371D
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Incorporates SB751(Diggs)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105902D-S1
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB957)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB957ER)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB957)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 217 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217)
