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Subcommittee advances bill to cover step‑grandparent abuse, sends measure to full committee
Summary
The Judiciary Noncivil subcommittee voted to give "due pass" to a bill amending the criminal code to explicitly include step‑grandparent/step‑grandchild relationships after the sponsor said the change closes a loophole revealed by a local case. The measure will go to the full committee for consideration.
The Judiciary Noncivil subcommittee voted by voice to advance a bill sponsored by Representative Cameron that would amend state law to explicitly cover abuse by a step‑grandparent against a step‑grandchild. Sponsor Representative Cameron told the panel the measure responds to a case in the Lookout Mountain judicial district and called the change a succinct correction to a…
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