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Subcommittee expands protections to include dating partners, minors in protective-order bill
Summary
House Bill 3603 received a favorable 5-0 report after testimony that the bill would broaden the definition of household member to include dating partners and allow parents, guardians or counsel to file protective-order petitions for minors; sponsors said data show a high share of intimate-partner crimes occur in dating relationships.
The Domestic Relations, Business and Probate Law Subcommittee gave House Bill 3603 a favorable report, 5-0, after testimony from advocates and a senator who said the bill would extend civil protective-order eligibility to people in dating relationships and improve access to orders for minors.
The bill would amend the statutory definition of “household member” to include persons who are cohabitating or have cohabitated and would add a definition of “dating relationship” to cover romantic relationships, courtship or engagement where the relationship’s length, nature, frequency of interaction and time since termination may be considered. The measure would exclude casual social…
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