House Amendment 8357


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend Senate File 2351, as passed by the Senate, as
     1  2 follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 2, after line 25 by inserting:
     1  4    <Sec. ___.  DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERIM STUDY.
     1  5    1.  The legislative council is requested to
     1  6 authorize a study for the 2010 legislative interim on
     1  7 domestic abuse.  The study recommendations and findings
     1  8 shall include but are not limited to the following
     1  9 domestic abuse issues:
     1 10    a.  The supervision and monitoring of persons
     1 11 charged with or convicted of a violation of a criminal
     1 12 no=contact order or a civil protective order in a
     1 13 domestic abuse case.
     1 14    b.  The availability of domestic abuse shelters and
     1 15 support services including life skill services for
     1 16 victims of domestic abuse.
     1 17    c.  Prohibiting a person who is the subject of
     1 18 criminal no=contact order or a protective order or who
     1 19 has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic
     1 20 violence from possessing, transferring, or selling
     1 21 firearms and ammunition or offensive weapons.
     1 22    d.  Domestic abuse protective orders and animals
     1 23 owned or held by a petitioner, respondent, or minor
     1 24 child of the petitioner or respondent in domestic abuse
     1 25 cases.
     1 26    e.  The issuance of a protective order or approval
     1 27 of a consent agreement in  domestic abuse, harassment,
     1 28 and stalking cases.
     1 29    2.  The study shall be conducted by a legislative
     1 30 study committee consisting of seven members of the
     1 31 general assembly, representing both political parties
     1 32 and both houses of the general assembly.  Four members
     1 33 shall be members of the house of representatives
     1 34 and three members shall be members of the senate.  A
     1 35 chairperson or co=chairpersons shall be designated by
     1 36 the legislative council.
     1 37    3.  The study report, including findings and
     1 38 recommendations, shall be submitted to the general
     1 39 assembly in January of 2011, for consideration during
     1 40 the 2011 legislative session.>
     1 41 #2.  Title page, line 2, after <penalty> by inserting
     1 42 <and providing for a study>


                                        
          COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
          SWAIM of Davis, Chairperson
          SF2351.1902 (3) 83
          rh/rj

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