Substitute for Raised H.B. No. 6887
Session Year 2023
 

AN ACT CONCERNING ADDITIONAL LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

To (1) permit a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for those who commit murder in the course of a family violence crime, (2) prohibit the Board of Pardons and Paroles from taking any action in matters involving a conviction for murder with special circumstances, (3) provide for state-wide expansion of the electronic monitoring program for those who violate restraining orders and protective orders, (4) require the Victim Services Unit of the Department of Correction to provide certain information to enhance the safety of persons protected under court orders, and (5) ensure meaningful participation by the Office of the Victim Advocate on behalf of a victim of domestic violence in court proceedings relating to the acts of domestic violence.

Introduced by:
Judiciary Committee
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   Text of Bill
 APP Joint Favorable  [doc]
 File No. 593 [doc]
 JUD Joint Favorable Substitute  [doc]
 Raised Bill  [doc]
   Committee Actions
 APP Joint Fav. Rpt
 APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
 JUD Joint Fav. Rpt
 JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
   Fiscal Notes
 Fiscal Note For File Copy 593
   Bill Analyses
 Bill Analysis For File Copy 593

Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:

Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 5/2/2023Tabled for the Calendar, House
 5/2/2023No New File by Committee on Appropriations
 5/2/2023(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 5/2/2023(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 5/1/2023(APP)Joint Favorable
 4/25/2023Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
 4/13/2023(LCO)File Number 593
 4/13/2023House Calendar Number 364
 4/13/2023Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
 4/13/2023(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/6/2023(LCO)Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/12/23 5:00 PM
 3/28/2023(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/27/2023(JUD)Joint Favorable Substitute
 3/17/2023Public Hearing 03/22
 3/9/2023Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Co-sponsors of HB-6887

Rep. Craig C. Fishbein, 90th Dist.
Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, 105th Dist.
Rep. Devin R. Carney, 23rd Dist.
Rep. Rick L. Hayes, 51st Dist.
Rep. Chris Aniskovich, 35th Dist.
Rep. Antonio Felipe, 130th Dist.
Rep. Geraldo C. Reyes, 75th Dist.
Public Hearing Testimony  

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