SB 1280: Interpersonal Violence Injunctions

GENERAL BILL by Calatayud

Interpersonal Violence Injunctions; Revising the required forms, motions, and information all clerk of the court offices must provide to assist petitioners; requiring the court, upon the filing of a domestic violence petition, to review the petition ex parte and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time under certain circumstances; revising what the clerk of the court, within a specified timeframe after the court sets the case for a final hearing, is required to transmit to the sheriff or a law enforcement agency for service; prohibiting a court from issuing mutual orders of protection, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/6/2026 04:56 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Rules (RC)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1105 by Booth Interpersonal Violence Injunctions Last Action: 1/21/2026 H Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee	Similar
  S 1644 by McClain Interpersonal Violence Injunctions Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced	Similar
  H 277 by Tendrich, Nix Violent Criminal Offenses Last Action: 1/26/2026 H PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda	Compare
  S 682 (c1) by Calatayud Violent Criminal Offenses Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice	Compare

• Citations - Statute (9)

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  39.504	Injunction; penalty.	Page 55 (pdf)
  44.407	Elder-focused dispute resolution process.	Page 55 (pdf)
  61.125	Parenting coordination.	Page 56 (pdf)
  61.1825	State Case Registry.	Page 53 (pdf)
  741.29	Domestic violence; investigation of incidents; notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting.	Page 57 (pdf)
  741.30	Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement; public records exemption.	Page 4 (pdf)
  784.046	Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; dating violence investigations, notice to victims, and reporting; pretrial release violations; public records exemption.	Page 27 (pdf)
  784.0485	Stalking; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement.	Page 39 (pdf)
  943.05	Criminal Justice Information Program; duties; crime reports.	Page 54 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/6/2026	S	• Filed
  1/12/2026	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced