Chief Author: Hall (R) / O’Neill (R)
View Bill Text: SF 1598 / HF 1654

Current Status

  • 5/11/2017: House received from Senate
  • 5/11/2017: Senate file first reading; referred to Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance

Short Description

Adds domestic violence by strangulation to the list of applicable crimes to be considered when courts are determining custody and parenting time arrangements.

Key Points

  • If a person seeking custody or parenting time has been convicted of one or more of a list of crimes in the past five years, is currently incarcerated or on probation, or if the victim of the crime was a family member, the person has the burden to prove that custody or parenting time is in the best interest of the child.
  • This bill adds domestic violence by strangulation to the list of crimes that apply.