MA S1014

Bill

Specifying controlling or coercive behavior as domestic abuse

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to specify controlling or coercive behavior as domestic abuse. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend the definition of "abuse" in Massachusetts law to include repeated or continuous behavior that is controlling or coercive, causing the recipient to fear violence or experience serious alarm or distress that significantly affects their daily activities, and which the perpetrator knows or should know will have this effect. This expansion of the definition of abuse is intended to address forms of domestic abuse beyond physical violence.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Diana Dizoglio (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2976 (on 07/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1014

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1014
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1014.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4149	Protecting survivors of domestic abuse from abusive litigation	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
S1100	Protecting survivors of domestic abuse	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1504	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S2976	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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