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Committee approves amendment to expand after-hours access to protective orders in assault cases
Summary
The committee found S.9, as amended by draft 1.2, favorable and forwarded it to the floor. Testimony and committee discussion included assurances that after-hours staff receive trauma-informed training.
The Judiciary Committee on April 1 voted to find S.9, as amended by draft 1.2, favorable and to report the bill to the full chamber. The committee first voted to approve amendment draft 1.2 and then to find the bill as amended favorable; both motions were seconded and carried.
S.9 would expand after-hours access to requests for protective orders in cases involving assault. A committee member said the bill takes language that had appeared in a miscellaneous senate…
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