Family abuse; coercive control, penalty.
Summary
Family abuse; coercive control; penalty. Makesit a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to engage in coercive control,defined in the bill, of a family or household member. The bill alsoincludes coercive control in the definition of "family abuse" usedfor the basis of the issuance of family abuse protective orders.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Feb 11, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102744D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
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