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Judiciary committee advances bill to create domestic-violence offender registry after family testimony
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted to send House Bill 1,200, a proposal to create a public registry for repeat domestic-violence offenders, to full judiciary after testimony from the victim's family and clarifying questions about access and housing liability.
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 7-0 to send House Bill 1,200, known in testimony as "Savannah's Law," to full judiciary. The bill would create a public registry for repeat domestic-violence offenders and require the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to make the registry searchable online.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Kumar, said the measure is intended to help people avoid violent partners and give citizens an option to check repeat offenders. "The idea of the bill and the reason for it is to protect citizens so that they do not fall into a bad relationship or a bad trap," Kumar said during the committee hearing.
Why it matters: Family members of a woman who worked in a sheriff’s office described the toll…
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