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House approves tougher penalties for strangulation and related domestic-violence changes
Summary
The House passed a committee substitute to update criminal penalties for strangulation, create a felony for habitual domestic violence and clarify sentencing and expunction provisions.
The House passed the committee substitute to House Bill 308 on its third reading, adopting changes that revise criminal penalties for strangulation and make related adjustments to domestic-violence law.
The measure, introduced by Representative Stevens, would amend state criminal statutes to clarify the elements of the offense of strangulation, raise penalties in certain cases and create a felony offense for habitual domestic violence.…
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