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Senate committee advances changes to protection orders, limits some mandatory-arrest uses
Summary
After hours of testimony, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced House Bill 1148, which clarifies mandatory protection orders, standardizes how those orders are written, and narrows when non-VRA cases require mandatory arrest for alcohol or drug use.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced House Bill 1148 on March 30 following testimony from prosecutors, public defenders and victim-advocacy groups. Sponsors said the bill aims to standardize mandatory protection orders (MPOs), clarify the conditions that can be attached to them in criminal cases, and improve data collection about protection-order violations.
Sen. Julie Gonzales, a sponsor, said the bill is meant to “clarify, and prescribe how and when protection orders take effect and how they are adjudicated or processed in the midst of a criminal case.” Co-sponsor Sen. Weisman told the committee MPOs issue in every criminal case and…
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