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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2444: Domestic violence evidence

Requiring the court to consider evidence of domestic violence when ordering maintenance.

Summary

  • Requires a court, when determining whether and to what extent maintenance is just, to also consider any history of domestic violence between the parties, including whether the party seeking maintenance committed acts of domestic violence against the party from whom maintenance is sought.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2444), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tana Senn (D-41)
Introduced
January 17, 2014 in the House
Last action
January 17, 2014

AN ACT Relating to consideration of domestic violence when ordering maintenance;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tana Senn (D-41)

7 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Larry Haler R-8David Sawyer D-29Steve Bergquist D-11Cindy Ryu D-32Roger Goodman D-45Steve Tharinger D-24Ruth Kagi D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2444 in other sessions

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