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Committee removes emergency relief option, allows up to 14 days for protective-order hearings
Summary
The Judiciary Committee amended House Bill 497 to delete an emergency-relief provision and to permit temporary protective orders to last up to 14 days with final hearings to be held no later than 14 days after service; the amendment passed and the bill advanced 13–5 on roll call.
The Judiciary Committee voted to amend House Bill 497, removing a proposed emergency-relief provision and changing timing for temporary protective orders.
Delegate Simpson, who explained the amendment, said it "simply cuts off the part about the emergency, relief" and that the bill as amended moves the timeframe from seven to 14 days — not as a requirement but as an allowed maximum for holding the…
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