SB 2078

RELATING TO THE USE OF FORCE IN SELF-PROTECTION

By Senator(s) CHUN OAKLAND / FUKUNAGA / HANABUSA / BUEN / CHUMBLEY / KANNO / NAKATA; Ihara

Companion Bill: HB 1850

Subjects: Women's Legislative Caucus

Report Title: Self Defense; Verbal Abuse

Description: Allows a person to use force in self defense against a family or household member when the person reasonably believes that such force is immediately necessary for protection against imminent physical abuse as a result of a pattern of extreme psychological abuse or the actor's reasonably held cultural beliefs.

 1-19-          S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-20-          S Referred to JDC