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Committee advances protective-orders bill after military, judiciary and advocates weigh implementation

Senate joint committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs; Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs; and Education · February 14, 2026
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Summary

A joint Senate committee advanced SB 30-83 with amendments after military liaisons and a DBEDT official urged fast notification of protective orders to military security forces and the judiciary requested time to rebuild prior notification channels; the committee added implementation notes and a defective effective date.

The Senate joint committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs on Feb. 18 recommended advancing SB 30-83, a bill that would change protective-order notification procedures, but it did so while recording multiple implementation concerns from the judiciary and urging continued military-judiciary coordination.

Kelly Mae Douglas of the US Defense State Liaison Office spoke in support and stood on written testimony. John Green, deputy director for military and community relations…

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