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Senate advances bill to expand civil relief for coercive control, orders third reading
Summary
The Senate adopted the Judiciary Committee report on H.27 (coercive controlling behavior) to expand civil relief from abuse definitions to include coercive control, with committee language modeled on Connecticut and Maine; concerns about vagueness and parental‑caregiving exceptions were raised and will be clarified before third reading.
The Senate took up H.27, titled 'an act relating to coercive controlling behavior and abuse prevention orders.' The Judiciary Committee presented a strike‑all amendment that expands the civil statute's definition of abuse to include coercive or controlling behavior for…
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