HI HB229

Provides greater protection for domestic violence victims by strengthening enforcement of family court domestic abuse protective orders and police orders requiring alleged abusers to leave the victim's premises

Received support from the Attorney General, Honolulu Police Department, county prosecutors, and domestic violence advocacy organizations; opposed by the Office of the Public Defender

Amended to preserve 2007 and 2008 amendments to Hawaii Revised Statutes sections 707-711 and 707-716 that were inadvertently omitted from the original bill

Sets effective date to January 1, 2050 to encourage further discussion of the measure

Recommended for passage and referral to the Committee on Judiciary