HCSHB736--ORDERSOFPROTECTION
SPONSOR: Dolan
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonJudiciarybyavoteof9to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
736.
Thebillamendsthedefinitionsof"adult"and"child"inChapter
455,RSMo,relatedtoprotectiveordersresultingfromadultabuse.
Currently,"adult"isdefinedasanyperson17yearsofageor
older,and"child"isdefinedasanypersonunder17yearsofage.
Thisbillincreasestheagereferencefrom17to18.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbillmakestechnicalchanges
thatweremissedwhentheagelimitforminorswasraisedto18
withrespecttojuvenilecourtjurisdiction.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Dolan;Eric
Jennings,JudicialConferenceOfMissouri.
OPPONENTS: Nooppositionwasvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.