Bipartisan Legislators Announce New Laws to Address Domestic Violence That Take Effect August 1

Minnesota lawmakers hosted a news conference Thursday to highlight new domestic violence laws to strengthen protections for survivors, close longstanding legal loopholes, and improve accountability across the criminal justice system. Speaking at a Capitol news conference, legislators from both parties outlined reforms aimed at reducing intimate partner homicides, improving firearm surrender compliance, expanding law enforcement authority to arrest domestic abuse suspects, stabilizing funding for victim services, and helping survivors escape financial ties to …