HB223
This bill is authored by Helena Morreno. It expands "Domestic Abuse Battery" to include present and past dating partners.
I am not sure where this bill is exactly today; but, it exist. I think it is up for discussion on the floor.
[FONT=&]§2151. Dating violence
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[/FONT][FONT=&]B. For purposes of this Section, "dating partner" means any person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim and where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors:[/FONT]
[FONT=&](1) The length of the relationship.[/FONT]
[FONT=&](2) The type of relationship.[/FONT]
[FONT=&](3) The frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.
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You know Moreno isn't even from Louisiana; she isn't even from America. She's from Veracruz, Mexico, by way of Houston, TX (according to Wikipedia.) She's a carpetbagger. She does not value the rights which true Louisianans cherish.
If this bill passes the house (or has already passed), it should be fought in the senate. She has no business telling Louisianans what our laws should be. (Contact your rep and senator and make it known how you feel and what you think.)
I really hate these "she's not a true Louisianan" arguments. She lives here, works here and pays taxes here. What more do you want?
I'm inclined to oppose this legislation, but not because of an ad-hominem attack on the bill's sponsor. The problem with the bill is where the boundaries of "dating partner" are. I don't like any legislation that casts a wide blanket and gives the courts such wide latitude.
Mike
You know Moreno isn't even from Louisiana; she isn't even from America. She's from Veracruz, Mexico, by way of Houston, TX (according to Wikipedia.) She's a carpetbagger. She does not value the rights which true Louisianans cherish.
If this bill passes the house (or has already passed), it should be fought in the senate. She has no business telling Louisianans what our laws should be. (Contact your rep and senator and make it known how you feel and what you think.)
Ms. Moreno is deleterious to rights which are necessary for a free society. (Why does the legislation cast a wide blanket and give the courts such wide latitude?)
She is a representative in our state government, and thus hold sway over our lives. People should know who she is and what she is about.
I hope she is voted out of office.
The Amendment was proposed by the DA's association and modified by the NRA. It provides for the creation of two new battery crimes - battery of a dating partner and aggravated battery of a dating partner. All aggravated batteries are felonies and this one is the same. Simple battery is a misdemeanor and would not normally lead to loss of gun rights (unless it were domestic violence). In the battery of a dating partner, the first two offenses are misdemeanors and someone convicted of them would lose their gun rights during the duration of their sentence. If you are convicted a third time, it is a felony and loss of gun rights results. The dating partner definition was narrowed to only include persons with whom you have a sexual relationship. The amendment passed and the amended bill passed the house 59-30 with 16 Reps absent. I leave you guys to judge whether the amendment is acceptable.