SB 2843: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBER; PENALTIES
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-01-23
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-19: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Extends for five years certain provisions from Act 19, SLH 2020, and Act 238, SLH 2021, relating to abuse of family or household members, including establishing a petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household members, clarifying penalties for violations, and allowing a deferred acceptance of guilty plea for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of family or household members offenses. Effective 6/29/2026.
Discussed in Hearing
3MINFeb 13, 2026