WV HB4501 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-12 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-12 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to allow crime victims to petition a court to obtain restraining orders to prevent persons who committed specified crimes against the victim from living in proximity or knowingly coming into contact with the victim, if the victim proves to the court that this will cause or has caused the victim emotional distress.
Title
Allowing victims of certain crimes to get a restraining order prohibiting convicted persons from contacting or living in proximity to the victim
Sponsors
| Del. Rodney Miller [D] | Del. Tim Miley [D] | Del. Kayla Kessinger [R] | Sen. Bennett Queen [R] |
| Del. Danny Hamrick [R] | Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D] | Del. Richard Iaquinta [D] | Del. Linda Longstreth [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-12 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2018-02-12 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2018-02-12 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2018-02-12 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 11A | 8 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
