North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S662: Modernize Domestic Violence Protection Order.
Status: In committee, March 26, 2025
What the bill says
An act to ensure domestic violence protective orders are available for same-sex couples.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENSURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 50B-1(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) For purposes of this section, the term "personal relationship" means a relationship wherein the parties involved:involved spouses. (2) Are persons of opposite sex who live together or have lived together;together. (3) Are related as parents and children, including others acting in loco parentis to a minor child, or as grandparents and grandchildren. For purposes of this subdivision, an aggrieved party may not obtain an order of protection against a child or grandchild under the age of 16;16. (4) Have a child in common;common. (5) Are current or former household members;members. (6) Are persons of the opposite sex who are in a dating relationship or have been in a dating relationship. For purposes of this subdivision, a dating relationship is one wherein the parties are romantically involved over time and on a continuous basis during the course of the relationship. A casual acquaintance or ordinary fraternization between persons in a business or social context is not a dating relationship." SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to domestic violence protective orders issued on or after that date. *DRS45344-ND-106*
Sponsors
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Meyer, Graig (D, 23) · primary sponsor
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42)
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: FAMILY ISSUES, COURTS, CIVIL PROCEDURE, PUBLIC, WOMEN, CIVIL ACTIONS, LGBTQ & GENDER ISSUES, CRIMES
Common questions
- What is S662?
- S662 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Modernize Domestic Violence Protection Order.
- What does S662 do?
- In its own words: An act to ensure domestic violence protective orders are available for same-sex couples.
- What is the status of S662?
- In committee as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (March 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored S662?
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S662?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S662
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