S.B. 304
Signed into LawProtective Order Amendments
SB0304S02 (Substitute)
Protective Order Amendments
Introduction
Feb 17
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Feb 24
Senate 2nd Reading
Mar 3
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 3
House Rules
Mar 4
House Committee
Skipped
House Floor Vote
Mar 6
Senate Concurrence
Mar 6
Governor Signed
Mar 23
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses protective orders.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- provides that a party may file a motion alleging that another party knowingly falsified certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order;
- allows a court to sanction a party after determining whether a party knowingly falsified certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order;
- addresses make-up parent-time when a parent has been denied parent-time due to the other parent's falsification of certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
When someone obtains a protective order based on knowingly falsified statements or information, this bill creates a legal process allowing the person the order was filed against to challenge it in court within 60 days of the protective order hearing. If the court finds that information was deliberately falsified, it can require the party who filed the false information to pay the other side's attorney fees and costs. In custody cases where co-parents are involved and a court both finds falsification and dismisses the protective order on the merits, the wronged parent can seek make-up parenting time equal in type and length to what was lost, and the court may also order counseling for the child.
S.B. 304
Signed into LawProtective Order Amendments
Current version: SB0304S02 (Substitute)
Introduction
Feb 17
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Feb 24
Senate 2nd Reading
Mar 3
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 3
House Rules
Mar 4
House Committee
Skipped
House Floor Vote
Mar 6
Senate Concurrence
Mar 6
Governor Signed
Mar 23
IntroductionFeb 17
Senate Rules
Senate CommitteeFeb 24
Senate 2nd ReadingMar 3
Senate 3rd ReadingMar 3
House RulesMar 4
House CommitteeSkipped
House Floor VoteMar 6
Senate ConcurrenceMar 6
Governor SignedMar 23
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses protective orders.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- provides that a party may file a motion alleging that another party knowingly falsified certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order;
- allows a court to sanction a party after determining whether a party knowingly falsified certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order;
- addresses make-up parent-time when a parent has been denied parent-time due to the other parent's falsification of certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
When someone obtains a protective order based on knowingly falsified statements or information, this bill creates a legal process allowing the person the order was filed against to challenge it in court within 60 days of the protective order hearing. If the court finds that information was deliberately falsified, it can require the party who filed the false information to pay the other side's attorney fees and costs. In custody cases where co-parents are involved and a court both finds falsification and dismisses the protective order on the merits, the wronged parent can seek make-up parenting time equal in type and length to what was lost, and the court may also order counseling for the child.
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Subjects
Action History64
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Senate/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Senate Secretary
Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:45 PM