Establishes the crime of coercive control
Summary
Relates to establishing the crime of coercive control; provides that a person is guilty of coercive control when such person engages in a course of conduct against a member of such person's same family or household, without the victim's consent, which results in limiting or restricting, in full or in part, the victim's behavior, movement, associations or access to or use of such victim's own finances or financial information; provides that coercive control is a class E felony.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Al Stirpe
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Bores
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Misha Novakhov
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Nily Rozic
DDemocratic
Co
Phil Steck
DDemocratic
Co
Tony Simone
DDemocratic
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