1,513 Domestic Abuse Victims Would Have Been Protected by Bill Vetoed by Northam
May 06, 2019
May 06, 2019
RICHMOND, Virginia, May 6 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news:
More than 1,500 victims of domestic violence would have had a second chance to break the cycle of violence had a bill vetoed by Governor Ralph Northam been law for the past two years.
House Bill 2042, patroned by Del. Kathleen Murphy, D-Fairfax, and Majority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, would have mandated a 60-day jail sentence for abusers convicted of domestic violence for a se . . .
More than 1,500 victims of domestic violence would have had a second chance to break the cycle of violence had a bill vetoed by Governor Ralph Northam been law for the past two years.
House Bill 2042, patroned by Del. Kathleen Murphy, D-Fairfax, and Majority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, would have mandated a 60-day jail sentence for abusers convicted of domestic violence for a se . . .