CS/CS/CS/SB 638 -  Lethality Assessments

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice and Criminal Justice and Grall
Lethality Assessments: Requiring law enforcement officers who investigate an alleged incident of domestic violence to administer a lethality assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to consult with specified entities, and authorizing the department to consult with other specified entities, to develop certain policies, procedures, and training necessary for the implementation of a statewide evidence-based lethality assessment; requiring the department to adopt a statewide lethality assessment form by a specified date; prohibiting law enforcement officers from disclosing in certain statements and reports the domestic violence center to which the victim was referred, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 01/10/24 8:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/08/24 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/22/24 12:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 7062 Subject: Public Records/Lethality Assessment Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 729 Subject: Lethality Assessments Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 673 Subject: Domestic Violence Investigations Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 610 Subject: Domestic Violence Investigations Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 1224 Subject: Protection of Children and Victims of Crime Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 3
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 611338 , Fiscal Policy, Grall Date Filed: 02/21/24, Line#: 112 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/23/2024 03:23 PM
    • A 345950 , Fiscal Policy, Grall Date Filed: 02/21/24, Line#: 120 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/23/2024 03:23 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 271446 , Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Grall Date Filed: 02/07/24, Line#: 86 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/09/2024 04:07 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 691894 , Criminal Justice, Grall Date Filed: 01/09/24, Line#: 103 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/10/2024 10:25 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/23/2024 3:52:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/20/2024 1:47:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 2/15/2024 1:18:48 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 2/7/2024 1:03:50 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/10/2024 2:45:07 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/9/2024 8:17:46 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/28/2024 11:06 AM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 11] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/28/2024 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 492 Time: 02/28/2024 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 492 Time: 02/28/2024 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 492 Time: 02/28/2024 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time Time: 02/27/2024 - 3:58 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24 Time: 02/26/2024 - 8:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/23/2024 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/23/2024 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 Time: 02/22/2024 - 8:03 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/19/2024 - 3:07 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time Time: 02/13/2024 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c2
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 02/12/2024 - 5:33 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/12/2024 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Time: 02/08/2024 - 3:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/05/2024 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 01/12/2024 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time Time: 01/10/2024 - 6:38 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/10/2024 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Time: 01/10/2024 - 10:00 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/10/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/05/2024 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy Time: 12/13/2023 - 9:01 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/29/2023 - 1:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.906 CS/CS/HB 729, CS/CS/CS/SB 1224
741.29 SB 610, HB 673, CS/CS/HB 729, CS/SB 852, CS/CS/CS/SB 1224, SB 7062