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Senate advances stalking bill after major amendments to protect due process for respondents
Summary
Senate debated Substitute House Bill 25 (stalking amendments) at length, addressing pro se/ex parte orders and burden‑of‑proof concerns. Senators adopted amendments that preserve the petitioner's burden and the bill was placed on third reading (25–0 recorded).
Substitute House Bill 25, a stalking bill intended to create civil remedies and ex parte relief for non‑cohabiting victims of stalking, drew extended floor debate Feb. 20 as senators weighed victim protection against due‑process safeguards for respondents.
Supporters — including law enforcement, prosecutors and domestic violence advocacy groups — described the bill as a civil pathway for victims who have not lived with the alleged offender and therefore lack access to existing protective‑order remedies. Senator Gladwell,…
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