Family abuse; coercive control, penalty. (HB713)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Family abuse; coercive control; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to engage in coercive control, defined in the bill, of a family or household member. The bill also includes coercive control in the definition of "family abuse" used for the basis of the issuance of family abuse protective orders. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
01/11/2022	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102744D
01/11/2022	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/12/2022	Impact statement from VCSC (HB713)
02/03/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB713)
02/08/2022	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
02/09/2022	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023
02/11/2022	Continued to 2023 in Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
11/22/2022	Left in Courts of Justice