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Senate approves online portal for protective orders, adds electronic‑affirmation procedure
Summary
Senate Bill 2‑59 to create a statewide online portal for filing domestic violence protective orders passed after floor amendments adding an electronic affirmation and witness‑signature requirement; sponsors cited a $600,000 grant supporting the portal work.
The Senate passed SB 2‑59 to authorize a statewide online portal allowing survivors of domestic violence to prepare and file protective‑order petitions across the state. Sponsor Senator Barrow said the measure provides an additional tool for survivors and noted a recent Supreme Court grant of about $600,000 to support online civil protective orders.
An amendment offered by the sponsor permits the filer to make an electronic affirmation and sign before an electronically signing witness; Senator Miller offered a complementary amendment requiring an affirmation under penalty of perjury and an electronic witness signature to tighten verification procedures. Both amendments were adopted without objection.
"This is just another tool in a toolkit where an individual can actually do a protective order where they feel more safer," Senator Barrow said, and asked for the Senate's favorable passage. The clerk recorded 38 yeas and 0 nays on final passage.
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