Bipartisan bill seeks to strengthen laws against domestic violence
By Paula Katinas
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Bay Ridge — A three-way agreement among Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Republican-controlled state Senate and Democratic-dominated state Assembly has led to the passage in both legislative houses of a bill to strengthen the laws against domestic violence, local lawmakers said.
State Sen. Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights/Bensonhurst) and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Bay Ridge/Staten Island) both said they voted in favor of the bill. Golden was a co-sponsor of the legislation. State Sen. Steve Saland (R-Poughkeepsie), chairman of the Senate Codes Committee, sponsored the legislation.
The bill will offer additional protections to domestic violence victims, according to Malliotakis, who said it closes up loopholes that had previously favored offenders.