AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION
Summary
Permits the family court to award possession of household pets to the plaintiff in a domestic abuse complaint, including the enforcement remedy of a restraining order or other injunctive relief.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 14, 2026
Last action May 19, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
May 19, 2026
Committee
05/19/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 14, 2026
Introduced
04/14/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Bell
DDemocratic
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