H-8120

   Amend Senate File 2118, as passed by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 236.2, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  01.  “Child” means a person under eighteen years of age and includes an unborn child.
   Sec. ___.  Section 236.3, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   f.  Name and age of each child under eighteen whose welfare may be affected by the controversy, if known.>
   2.  Page 2, after line 6 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 664A.7, subsection 5, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  a.  Violation Except as provided in paragraph “b”, violation of a no-contact order entered for the offense or alleged offense of domestic abuse assault in violation of section 708.2A or a violation of a protective order issued pursuant to chapter 232, 236, 598, or 915 constitutes a public offense and is punishable as a simple misdemeanor. Alternatively, the court may hold a person in contempt of court for such a violation, as provided in subsection 3.
   b.  Violation of a protective order issued pursuant to chapter 236 where the violation results in the death of an unborn child is punishable as a class “D” felony.>
   3.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 4 and inserting <An Act relating to domestic abuse protective orders and providing penalties.>
   4.  By renumbering as necessary.

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ALONS of Sioux